Medical Marijuana Laws May Not Impact Opioid Use
No reduction seen in individual-level nonmedical prescription opioid use from 2002 to 2014
Safety Practice Violations ID’d in Septic Arthritis Outbreak
Multiple breaches included inadequate hygiene, unsafe injection practices, poor cleaning, disinfection
Transfers Up for Mental Health Disorders in Uninsured Children
Odds of transfer relative to admission higher for children without insurance versus with insurance
Intranasal Sufentanil Cuts Acute Trauma Pain Treated in the ED
Larger studies needed to further assess safety of intranasal sufentanil
Subclinical Cardiovascular Dz May Up Fall Risk in Older Adults
Higher measures of subclinical myocardial damage, cardiac wall strain linked to new falls
U.S. Drug OD Deaths Fall for First Time in Three Decades
However, U.S. drug overdose death rate remains about seven times higher than a generation ago
1999 to 2017 Saw Increase in Unintentional Injury Death Rates
Age-adjusted unintentional injury death rate increased 40 percent
Race, Neighborhood Impact Bystander CPR in Pediatric OHCA
BCPR less likely in races/ethnicities other than white
Opioids Commonly Prescribed in Emergency Department for Gout
Diabetes, polyarticular gout, prior opioid use tied to increased risk for opioid prescription at discharge
Firearm-Related Pediatric Mortality Down With Stricter Laws
Lower rates of firearm-related pediatric mortality seen in states with stricter gun laws
