Essential Updates: Comp Medical News August
Welcome to this month’s edition of Comp Medical News. Marijuana research, drug screening, and compounding rules are your headlines for August 2019.
Tag Archives: opioids
OWCA Responds to WCRI Study Finding Louisiana is an Outlier in Opioid Prescribing
WCRI released a new study: Interstate Variations in Dispensing of Opioids, 5th Edition, which assesses claims data from 27 states, including Louisiana, from October 2011 to March 2018. The study finds that, in all states studied, fewer injured workers received opioids recently as compared with previous years. Injured workers continue to be treated for pain with NSAIDs, which increased modestly, and other interventions.
Essential Updates: Comp Medical News for June
Welcome to this month’s edition of Comp Medical News. Traumatic injuries and social acuity, obesity and opioids, and doctor’s notes are your headlines for June 2019.
Essential Updates: Comp Medical News for December
Welcome to this month’s edition of Comp Medical News. Opioid tapering, depression, and medical marijuana are your headlines for December 2018.
Essential Updates: Comp Medical News for November
Welcome to this month’s edition of Comp Medical News. Action on medical devices, workplace bullying, and a local pill mill are your headlines for November 2018.
Essential Updates: Comp Medical News for October
Welcome to this month’s edition of Comp Medical News. Trendy cannabidiol, new medication for low back pain, and opioids are your headlines for October 2018.
Essential Updates: Comp Medical News September
Welcome to this month’s Comp Medical News update. Suicide, kratom worries, and a potential non-profit drug company are your headlines for September.
Essential Updates: Comp Medical News for May
Welcome to this month’s edition of Comp Medical News. Over-the-counter pain medication risks, Purdue pharma’s family ties, and how work can kill you are your headlines for May 2018.
Essential Updates: Comp Medical News for April
Welcome to this month’s edition of Comp Medical News. Education on medical marijuana, U.S. health spending, and the Justice Department’s role in opioid litigation are you headlines for April 2018.
Editorial: Hubachek on a “21st Century Solution to the Opioid Crisis” | Pt. 2
The following editorial by local claimant attorney Gregory J. Hubachek and D. Kirkhoff Brainard is the third of a three-part series on the opioid crisis. Hubachek lays out his ideas for a modern approach to opioid drugs, including specific recommendations for Louisiana going forward.