The national opioid epidemic is causing daily overdoses in the community, diversion drug thefts by healthcare workers, and now a dangerous new aspect at the bedside: Hospitalized patients are injecting illicit drugs and hoarded medications directly into their placed IV lines.
<p >The national opioid epidemic is causing daily overdoses in the community, diversion drug thefts by healthcare workers, and now a dangerous new aspect at the bedside: Hospitalized patients are injecting illicit drugs and hoarded medications directly into their placed IV lines.</p>
Addicted Patients Inject, Infect Their Own IV Lines
At risk of bloodstream infections, overdose
September 1, 2016