Browsing: Addiction Medicine

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Addiction Medicine , Behavioral Health

Substance Use Harm Reduction 101 for the Emergency Clinician

5/20/2025 Anna Stacy, MD
Harm reduction for substance use is an evidence-based approach to building rapport with patients, meeting them where they’re at, and helping build a bridge to recovery. It aims to be non-judgmental an
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Toxicology , Addiction Medicine , Neurology , Social EM

Subacute Combined Degeneration Secondary to Nitrous Oxide Use: A Case Report

5/12/2025 Brianna McMonagle , Colleen Arnold, MD , Marlena Wosiski-Kuhn, MD, PhD , Anita Goel, MD
Nitrous oxide toxicity can be difficult to recognize, but when left untreated, it can lead to irreversible neurologic damage. Get some pointers in dealing with this vague presentation.
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Toxicology , Cardiology , Addiction Medicine

Dangerous Pill to Swallow: A Case Report

4/15/2024 Alaina Royalty, MD , Matthew Eisenstat, MD, FAAEM
Recent literature shows that illicit benzodiazepines have been associated with significant impairment, have higher potencies than standard benzodiazepines, and are harder to identify via screening met
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Op-Ed , Addiction Medicine , Recreational Drugs

The Fentanyl-Tainted Drug Supply Requires EDs to do More

3/26/2024 Timothy Kelly, MD
The ever-growing frequency of patients presenting to the emergency department with fentanyl overdoses — and fentanyl’s surging presence in cocaine and other black-market drugs — demands that we, as em
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Addiction Medicine , Toxicology , Medications

Case Report: A Review of Clonidine Overdose Management

3/19/2024 Rachel Martin, MD , Andrew Morgan, DO , Mark Gustafson, DO
Clonidine is a widely available drug and has been seen as the culprit in an increased number of intentional and accidental overdoses. Symptoms of toxicity include hypertension or hypotension, bradycar
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Patient Interactions , Addiction Medicine

Buprenorphine-Naloxone Initiation in a New York City ED: Interview With a Frontline Provider

8/1/2023 Georgianna Stoukides , Anthony Almeida, DO
Initiating buprenorphine-naloxone treatment in the ED helps patients who are ready to start treatment and educates them about their options. Introducing buprenorphine-naloxone as an option in the ED w