
Archive for the ‘Opioids’ Category
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Anaheim leads Orange County in opioid-related emergency room visits
By: Admin On: 09-12-2017 Category: Addiction, Opioids, Substance Abuse Comment: 0
The opioid epidemic has affected scores of lives in Orange County. According to a recent study conducted by the Orange County Health Care Agency, 7,457 residents visited the emergency rooms countywide for either addiction or overdose problems between 2011 and 2015. The study suggested that Anaheim led the county with the highest number of opioid-related […]
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Anaheim doctor faces medical board discipline for over-prescribing opioids to patient
By: Admin On: 08-23-2016 Category: Opioids Comment: 0
A medical practitioner from Anaheim is facing California Medical Board discipline for repeatedly prescribing opiates to a patient with a history of opioid abuse. The 25-year-old patient succumbed to accidental drug overdose on May 12, 2011. The practitioner, Dr. Clyde Ikuta, is accused of gross negligence for prescribing methadone to the patient without conducting a […]