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Nursing & Healthcare NewsOpioid Suit Decided Against Johnson & JohnsonCompany ordered to pay $572 million in Oklahoma civil trialNurses may associate Johnson & Johnson with its uplifting “Discover Nursing” campaign. However, an Oklahoma judge recently ruled that the company’s “false, misleading and...
Nursing Book ClubDopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company That Addicted America by Beth MacyAn origin story for the opioid crisisIn her new book, Dopesick, journalist and author Beth Macy traces the history of a public health crisis that now kills more Americans under the age of 50 than guns or car accidents, and whose...
A picture of a woman on the ground after overdosing and her ghost looking down at herFeatureOpioid Overdose: Keep Your Patient Alive, But Protect YourselfExposure to even a small amount of fentanyl can be fatalImagine that you’re home in bed late one night when there’s a frantic knock at your door. It’s your next-door neighbor, who says her daughter may have overdosed on opioid medication....
Nursing Book ClubThe Cannabis Manifesto: A New Paradigm for Wellness by Steve DeangeloMaking the case, not always persuasively, for the wellness benefits of marijuanaWith California legalizing the retail sale of recreational marijuana as of Jan. 1, 2018, I decided it was high time for me to learn more about the medical use of cannabis, which has been...