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
Health Policy Journal Club: The Front Lines of the Opioid Epidemic
Mandating use of prescription drug monitoring programs cuts opioids by up to 10% Opioid prescriptions in the United States have been
Atrial Fibrillation after Naloxone Administration: A Rare Complication of Opioid Reversal
Background Naloxone is a widely used antidote critical in reversing the lethal effect of respiratory depressi
Take-Home Naloxone: Preventing Death in an Era of Abuse
The United States is in the midst of an opioid epidemic, resulting in a significant increase in overdose deaths.1 From 2000 to 2014, there was
Bupropion: Skinny Happy Drug or Toxicologic Menace?
A 24-year-old woman with a history of bulimia and depression is brought to the emergency department by ambulance. The patient is agitated and unab
Small, but Deadly: Nine Pediatric Toxic Ingestions that Can be Fatal at Low Doses
Part 1. Single-Pill Killers Introduction In this issue of EM Resident we present Part One in a two-part series on tox