Spike in heroin overdoses treated at Jackson Memorial prompts pilot rehab program
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In a
10/19/16
Miami Herald
post by
Daniel Chang
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Over the past three years, physicians at Jackson Memorial Hospital's emergency room have seen a dramatic spike in patients who overdose on a combination of heroin and the synthetic drug, fentanyl...
The deaths related to fentanyl and similar synthetic drugs have also overwhelmed toxicologists at the
Miami-Dade Medical Examiner's Office.
So far in 2016, those drugs have been tentatively identified in 180 overdose victims in Miami-Dade - with 52 in September alone, according to the office. That's nearly double the number of cases from 2015.
WIM
According to Mr. Chang:
...the novel program is currently in the planning stages with at least four partners:
Jackson Health, the
University of Miami Health System, the
South Florida Behavioral Health Network and
Miami-Dade Circuit Court, whose judges and prosecutors would divert non-violent heroin addicts into the program.
...the new program for heroin addicts would provide a continuum of care specifically for heroin addicts.
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Reported STDs at Unprecedented High in the U.S.
Expanded prevention efforts needed in light of increases, especially for those at greatest risk
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Total combined cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis reported in 2015 reached the highest number ever, according to the annual
Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance Report released today by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
There were more than 1.5 million chlamydia cases reported (1,526,658), nearly 400,000 cases of gonorrhea (395,216), and nearly 24,000 cases of primary and secondary (P&S) syphilis (23,872) - the most infectious stages of the disease. The largest increase in cases reported from 2014 to 2015 occurred in P&S syphilis (19 percent), followed by gonorrhea (12.8 percent) and chlamydia (5.9 percent). Chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis are the three most commonly reported conditions in the nation and have reached a record high level.
WIM
"We have reached a decisive moment for the nation," said
Dr. Jonathan Mermin, director of CDC's
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. "STD rates are rising, and many of the country's systems for preventing STDs have eroded. We must mobilize, rebuild and expand services - or the human and economic burden will continue to grow."
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Health care: The big issue Trump and Clinton choose to ignore
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Manoj Jain, MD, MPH in an
October 17, 2016
KevinMD
post:
For me, the saddest part of the 2016 presidential election is not that we have two of the most disliked presidential candidates in history but that so little attention is being paid to health care.
WIM
According to Dr. Jain:
You may have noticed that health care rarely comes up in campaign speeches or in debates, and when it does it's often scripted empty promises.
Donald Trump has a plan entitled "Healthcare Reform to Make America Great Again."
Hillary Clinton talks about having fought for health care her entire career. It's unclear if either of them - or indeed any candidate - can make a meaningful change.
...Addressing health care costs must be the No. 1 health care priority for the next president. The two plans at present are much like moving deck chairs on the Titanic.
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