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MedCentral
With more potent forms of opioids on the street, overdoses from illicit drugs are at an all-time high and withdrawal from them is often more severe.
Pain Medicine February 20th 2025
Epoch Health
Drug poisoning has emerged as the leading cause of death among young adults since 2014, with nearly 80% of deaths in 2022 involving both heroin and fentanyl.
Cardiology February 10th 2025
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (CCJM)
Only 5% of Wernicke encephalopathy cases are diagnosed before death, yet the condition is fatal in 20% of untreated patients and leads to Korsakoff syndrome in over half of survivors.
Emergency Medicine December 4th 2024