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Meth – Methamphetamines and Bugs Under the Skin

Methamphetamines (aka Meth) Drugs can make people do some amazing, incomprehensible things, and sometimes you don’t know whether to laugh or cry. One night, a phone call was directed to the ER by the...

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21st Birthday Binge Drinking

A word to the wise on your 21st birthday. It is a time honored tradition for young people to celebrate their newly acquired drinking status by going out with their friends and drinking far more than...

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Acetaminophen Overdose

Q: I just found out that 2 days ago my daughter had a fight with her boyfriend and she took a handful of acetaminophen pills.  Should I have her stomach pumped? A: First, I am sorry that you and your...

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Allergic to cocaine

I picked up a chart recently and it was a middle aged man with a laceration on his hand.  I noticed that under allergies, he had written “cocaine.” I asked him what happens with it, and he said, “It’s...

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Prescription drug abuse

Q: Dear ER Doc, In the past, I have given my teenage daughter medications that were prescribed to me.  Some of these were pain pills when she had a sprain, other times, antibiotics.  When is it okay to...

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Chelation therapy

Last week a physician colleague of mine mentioned that chelation therapy is a completely valid and useful treatment for coronary disease. He noted that there are countries where patients can’t even get...

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Corey Haim and Doctor Shopping

Corey Haim’s tragic death recently highlighted an epidemic problem our country faces with prescription drugs.  The question I hear repeatedly is “How could a doctor prescribe powerful pain killers and...

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