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Killer Painkillers

By |2017-02-10T09:50:19-07:00July 12th, 2013|General|

According to a new CDC report, about 18 U.S. women die every day of a prescription painkiller overdose, totaling more than 6,600 deaths in 2010.  This is a stunning increase of 400% since 1999.  Every 3 minutes, a woman goes to the emergency department for prescription painkiller misuse or abuse.  The report explains that women [...]

Safe Prescribing Medical Education

By |2017-02-10T09:50:35-07:00March 27th, 2013|General|

The number of prescriptions filled for opioid pain relievers has increased dramatically along with deaths from overdoses from painkillers (more than 1000 in AZ last year), leading the CDC to identify prescription drug abuse a problem of "epidemic" proportions.  To better equip physicians against this crisis, the National Institute on Drug Abuse offers two free online [...]

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Breastfeeding & Cannabis

By |2017-02-10T09:51:01-07:00September 4th, 2012|General|

Some AZ health care providers and parents have asked questions about whether medical marijuana is safe for use while breastfeeding.  The short answer is no, because the active chemical in marijuana is passed to the baby through breast milk. For this reason, most experts, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the CDC advise moms not to use marijuana [...]

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