Immune checkpoint inhibitor (CPI)-induced diabetes mellitus (CPI-DM) is a rare immune-related adverse event (irAE). Patients and providers fear that continuing CPIs puts patients at risk for additional irAEs and thus may discontinue therapy. Currently, there are little data to inform this decision.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: From 2006 to 2014, alcohol-related visits to the emergency department (ED) increased by 76% in the United States, highlighting the need for improved ED-driven interventions addressing alcohol use disorder (AUD). Naltrexone is an FDA-approved medication for AUD shown to decrease craving and self-administration of alcohol. While oral naltrexone and extended-release naltrexone have been long utilized in primary care and inpatient hospital settings, the use of naltrexone in the ED is limited.
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