Background: There were approximately 46,000 opioid overdose deaths in 2017. It is known that opioid overdose risk is increased in patients with a diagnosis of substance use disorder, prior opioid overdose, and high suspicion of risk as assessed by clinical teams. The Risk Index for Overdose or Serious Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression (RIOSORD) is a validated […]

Case Presentation: Patient is an 8‐year‐old male with no significant medical history other than a long‐standing history of constipation who presented to a school‐based clinic with abdominal pain and fecal incontinence. He was diagnosed with fecal impaction, with a mildly distended abdomen and a large amount of stool palpated on physical exam. He was admitted […]

Background: Drug overdose deaths involving opioids are on the rise in the setting of the current opioid epidemic in the United States (US).1 In 2017 there were ~46.6 drug overdose deaths a day in the US involving prescription opioids.1 Naloxone is a proven and effective opioid antagonist that is FDA approved for use in the […]