CEO @Opiant_Pharma. Inventor of NARCAN(R) Nasal Spray. ENT head and neck surgeon developing new medication for addictions and drug overdose. Opinions my own
Meet @RogerCrystalMD President, Chief Executive Officer, Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc Forum & Webinar Panelist. To read the panelist’s full biography and register for the CAN Forum & Webinar on Sept 1st, visit https://t.co/ynb3IMoOwJ
interesting article helping explain LA Covid:
1. Overcrowding rather than popn density is a significant cause of Covid spread
2. LA has the highest overcrowding in top 25 USA metropolitan areas- eg: 11% vs 6% in Bay Area or NYC @latimes https://t.co/uBWOJ3ZUeS
A novel synthetic opioid named brorphine, with effects similar to fentanyl, is the latest opioid drug to emerge on the illicit market. The CFSRE, in partnership with @NMS_Labs, highlighted a series of deaths associated with brorphine.
https://t.co/K9UcTGXJWt
@NPSDiscovery
#Fentanyl is a synthetic #opioid that is 50-100 times more potent than morphine. In 2018, over 31,000 people died from an overdose involving synthetic opioids (those other than methadone). Learn more about this drug and its risks: https://t.co/mUQeGBdzXd
During these difficult times, the work @TimRabolt and @CollegeRecovery is doing to support student recovery is more essential than ever. Plse take time to read about and consider supporting their work.
Interesting- I’ve not considered a mask to be a way of delivering a low dose antigen, stimulating an immune response and therefore being a ‘crude vaccine’
The FDA has announced labels for opioid pain medicine must recommend that healthcare professionals discuss naloxone with patients and caregivers.
https://t.co/wmJxwJIXSq
Whether it’s smoked or vaped, #marijuana can affect the developing #teen brain, just like most other #drugs. Teens can get addicted and potentially experience withdrawal symptoms. Learn more from #NIDAteens: https://t.co/CqUUhXQLQt
Requiring doctors prescribing opioids to co-prescribe naloxone is one way we can save lives as our opioid crisis worsens. Here, I share my thoughts
#PublicHealth#Opioids#OpioidEpidemic#Narcan;
https://t.co/RfQNxZv6Gm via @LinkedIn
1/ Covid (@UCSF) Chronicles, Day 122
@UCSFHospitals: 29 pts, 8 vented (Fig L). Sadly, 1 more death, so 2 in last 3d (after none for ~1 mth). Test positivity stable at 2.1%; asymptomatic rate ticked up to 1.1% (highest I can recall); rate among pts w/ symptoms down to 5.65% (R).