The Opioid Abuse Blame Game

The Blame Game

I propose a textual analysis-based measure to detect when corporate executives blame bad performance on external factors such as industry or the economy (BLAME measure). Using this methodology to analyze quarterly earnings announcement conference call transcripts, I find that: (1) executives are more likely to blame these external factors when their companies experience bad performance, but are...

Don't play the blame game.

Time to stop the blame game.

everyone makes mistakes – as the saying goes, ‘We’re only human’. While for most people, their mistakes do not come to the public’s attention, for those working in professions such as medicine and veterinary medicine, the consequences of an error can be severe, even fatal. Speaking at the BSAvA congress earlier this month, Catherine oxtoby, who has studied the causes and types of error in veter...

Adolescent opioid abuse.

WHAT ARE OPIOIDS? When used as medications, opioids are important but powerful medications for severe pain. They are often used to reduce pain when patients are recovering from surgery or major injuries. Adverse effects of these medications can include feeling sleepy, dizzy, or confused. It is not safe to drive a vehicle after taking this type of medication. Another adverse effect is constipati...

Prescription opioid abuse in chronic pain: a review of opioid abuse predictors and strategies to curb opioid abuse.

Both chronic pain and prescription opioid abuse are prevalent and continue to exact a heavy toll on patients, physicians, and society. Individuals with chronic pain and co-occurring substance use disorders and/or mental health disorders, are at a higher risk for misuse of prescribed opioids. Opioid abuse and misuse occurs for a variety of reasons, including self medication, use for reward, comp...