The Impact Of The National Opioid Epidemic On Obstetric, Maternal-Fetal, Neonatal & Pediatric Medicine
Written by: Ryan Donihue, Esq. Beginning in 2016 and continuing to date, mainstream media has brought the ever present and alarming increasing rate of dependence on opioids to the forefront of our daily lives. Surprisingly, the media’s attent
A Comprehensive Guide For Defending Opioid Claims
Written by: Jill Bechtold, Esq; Jacquelyn S. Clarke, Esq.; John E. Hall, Jr., Esq.; Stephanie R. McDonald, Esq; Jacob Raehn, Esq.; and Annalese Reese, Esq. Introduction The opioid epidemic in the United States rages on, and the legal battl
The State-of-the-States: How State Governments are Addressing the Opioid Epidemic
Written by: Jacob Raehn, Esq. “More Americans died from drug overdoses in 2016 than those who lost their lives in the Vietnam War.”1) The Proposed Federal Budget will Simultaneously Fund Opioid Addiction Treatment and Cut Medicare Spending:
Taking on the Opioid Epidemic: Florida Legislature Considers Mandatory Participation in Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to Curb Opioid Abuse
Written by: Brent Allen, Esq. and Adam Prom, Esq. Florida is on the front lines of the opioid epidemic. According to the Florida Behavioral Health Association, opioid-related hospital costs amounted to $1.1 billion in 2015.1) This figure rep
Defending the Rapidly Increasing Claims Against Individual Opioid Prescribers
With the opioid crisis heavily in the forefront of the public’s mind, particular attention must be given as new avenues for liability emerge. Most blame pharmaceutical companies for pushing drugs like Oxycontin, Vicodin, and Morphine into the
Elderly Left Out of New Statutory Measures to Prevent Opioid Abuse
Written by: Whit Carmon, Esq. As of January 6, 2017, SB 319 took effect in Ohio. Signed into law by Governor John Kasich, on January 4, 2017, the bill contains two key provisions relating to outpatient prescriptions for opioid analgesics. Fir
Research and Resources on the Opioid Epidemic
I. INTRODUCTION “Opioids are a class of drugs that includes the illegal drug heroin; synthetic opioids such as fentanyl; and pain relieversavailable legally by prescription, such as oxycodone (OxyContin®), hydrocodone (Vicodin®), codeine,
Opioids and the OR: Seeking Alternatives in Anesthesia
Written by: Alex Battey, Esq. Anesthesia professionals often find themselves on the front lines of the ongoing fight against opioid addiction. Whether in the subspecialty of pain management or through their treatment of post-surgical patients,
Doctors, Medical Staff’s Drugs Put Patients at Risk
Written by Beth W. Kanik, Esq. In 1999, Dr. Abraham Verghese wrote of his relationship with a physician who succumbed to his drug addiction in spite of all efforts to help in “The Tennis Partner”. Then, it was thought that a physician addic