Background: The US has a heavy burden of deaths from opioid overdoses, and New Mexico is not excepted from this. Treatment options for opioid use disorder (OUD) are buprenorphine/naloxone (“Suboxone”), methadone, naltrexone, counseling, and/or behavioral therapy. Long-acting oral opioids like Suboxone, are the most effective methods for treating opioid withdrawal and OUD. They are often [...]

Background: Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a highly prevalent medical condition that is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. As rates of opioid addiction have increased in the last several years, hospitalists are uniquely positioned at the front lines to initiate evidence-based treatment for patients who are admitted with comorbid OUD and help link patients [...]

Case Presentation: Exogenous lipoid pneumonia (ELP) is an unusual respiratory disease caused by inflammation from a foreign body reaction to inhaled lipid particles. Here we present a case of this illness in the absence of a history of vaping, and we show how diagnosis can be delayed while searching for more common respiratory disorders. Discussion: [...]