Michael Bohn, MD, Addiction Psychiatrist With the Adolescent Substance Abuse Program

Michael Bohn, MD, addiction psychiatrist with the Adolescent Substance Abuse Program – Michael Bohn, MD, addiction psychiatrist with the Adolescent Substance Abuse Program in Wisconsin discusses the issues faced by families and adolescents who are facing drug and alcohol addictions.

Overprescribing of opioids impacts patient safety and public health

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A Viewpoint article published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that the clinical practice of prescribing amphetamines, opioids, and benzodiazepines to treat chronic pain may be contributing to the increase in fatal …
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Laser Surgery an Option for Severe Epilepsy

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At an AES press briefing, Michael Chez, MD, of Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento, Calif., emphasized that laser surgery would not displace craniotomy as the treatment of choice for drug-refractory epilepsy. Rather, he said, it would expand the …
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Drug expert says too much caffeine bad for health

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Energy drinks have been a cause of concern as of late after a 14-year-old girl from Maryland drank two Monster energy drinks within 24 hours and later died of a heart arrhythmia. Susan Argo, administrator for addiction treatment at Bradford Health …
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