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Mar 2019
Healthcare’s Role in Our Nation’s Opioid Overdose
From “Pain as the 5th Vital Sign” to Opioid Overdose You go the Emergency Department complaining of the worst headache you have ever experienced. The physician asks only a few questions, performs a cursory exam, and prescribes an injection of Dilaudid (opiate medication) 2 mg IV (intravenous). You are “observed” in the emergency room for 45 minutes. At the time of discharge, you are too…
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