AAP: Opioid Dependence/Abuse Public Health Issue for Children
ER visits for opioid dependence/abuse increased from 32,235 in 2008 to 49,626 in 2013
‘Science Spin’ Found Prevalent in Biomedical Literature
Nature of spin varies, with highest variability in prevalence of spin seen in trials
Doctors Spend Almost Six Hours Per Day on EHR Tasks
Clerical and administrative tasks including order entry, billing account for almost half of hours
Mental Health, Dental Issues Top Avoidable ER Visits
Significant number of avoidable visits are for conditions the ER can't treat
Physicians Tweeting About Drugs May Have Conflict of Interest
Physicians with financial conflict of interest often mention specific drugs for which they have a conflict
FDA Permits Marketing of App to Help Treat Substance Abuse
But app is not recommended for opioid dependence
Panic Disorder, GAD Not Linked to Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
Benzodiazepines and serotonin reuptake inhibitors can slightly shorten the duration of gestation
Some Aspects of Empathy Improve During Medical Training
Decrease in empathy as assessed by JSPE, but overall cognitive empathy improved on the QCAE
Suicide Attempts in U.S. Up From 2004-2005 to 2012-2013
Larger increases seen for younger adults with antisocial personality disorder, anxiety, depression
Most Opioid Use Concentrated in Top 10 Percent of Users
Top 10 percent of users accounted for 76 percent of the total annual morphine equivalents
