Tag: substance abuse

Letter to the editor: Marijuana on the brain— a concern

| February 1, 2018 | 0 Comments

Dear Editor: Marijuana is one of the most common illegal drugs consumed in the United States. Its use is growing in popularity, especially among young people, partly because of increasing legalization, decriminalization, and the utility of medicinal marijuana. Recreational marijuana differs from medical marijuana in that it has a higher concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). THC […]

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Letter to the editor: Resident and Patient Responses to the Institution of Required Narcotic Agreements in an Internal Medicine Outpatient Clinic

Letter to the editor: Resident and Patient Responses to the Institution of Required Narcotic Agreements in an Internal Medicine Outpatient Clinic

| October 8, 2015 | 0 Comments

Dear Editor: An estimated 75 million Americans experience nonmalignant chronic pain,[1] and oftentimes the responsibility for management falls to the primary care provider. Therefore, pain management is an increasingly important clinical skill for residents in primary care fields to master. The use of a narcotic agreement or contract may be one such skill, with reported […]

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Letter to the Editor: The Relation Between Body Mass Index and Substance Use: A true Can of Worms

Letter to the Editor: The Relation Between Body Mass Index and Substance Use: A true Can of Worms

| April 21, 2014 | 0 Comments

by Adrian Meule, Dipl-Psych From the Institute of Psychology, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany Innov Clin Neurosci. 2014;11(3–4):10–13

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Obesity and Substance Misuse:  Is There a Relationship?

Obesity and Substance Misuse: Is There a Relationship?

| October 22, 2013 | 0 Comments

by Randy A. Sansone, MD, and Lori A. Sansone, MD R. Sansone is a professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Internal Medicine at Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, OH, and Director of Psychiatry Education at Kettering Medical Center in Kettering, OH. L. Sansone is a civilian family medicine physician and Medical […]

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Managing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the Emergency Department

| August 20, 2008 | 0 Comments

by Katherine T. Klykylo, MHSA, ACSW, and William M. Klykylo, MD Ms. Klykylo is with the Psychiatric Emergency Services, a joint program of the University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry and the Washtenaw County Health Organization (WCHO) in Ann Arbor, Michigan; and Dr. Klykylo is the Professor and Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, […]

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