Scott Hadland

Boston

Pediatrician 👨🏻‍⚕️ • Chief of Adolescent Med at MassGeneral • Associate Prof at Harvard Med • NIH researcher • Husband & dad of 2 kiddos • 🇨🇦 in 🇺🇸 & 🌈

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Articles

Naloxone Access Laws and Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths in Youths

Oct 14, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Michael S. Toce |Kenneth A Michelson |Scott Hadland

Naloxone Access Laws and Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths in Youths Expanding access to naloxone through naloxone access laws (NALs) has emerged as a key strategy in combating opioid-related overdose deaths.1 While evidence shows that certain NALs are associated with reduced opioid-related overdose deaths across all populations, this association in youths is unknown.2,3 The objective of this study was to examine the association of state-level NALs with youth opioid-related overdose deaths....
AAP releases first clinical guidance for prescribing opioids to children

Sep 30, 2024 | healio.com | Sara Kellner |Carol L. DiBerardino |Scott Hadland

You've successfully added to your alerts. You will receive an email when new content is published. Click Here to Manage Email Alerts We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Key takeaways: Pediatricians can and should prescribe opioids when appropriate, although not as monotherapy. They should also provide naloxone and teach their patients and caregivers how to respond to opioid overdose.
Q&A: How pediatricians can counsel patients and parents on overdose prevention

Apr 11, 2024 | healio.com | Rose Weldon |Sarah Bagley |Scott Hadland |Carol L. DiBerardino

You've successfully added to your alerts. You will receive an email when new content is published. Click Here to Manage Email Alerts We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Key takeaways:Pediatricians routinely counsel patients and families about firearm injuries and motor vehicle crashes. A new article offers anticipatory guidance on another top cause of death in children: overdose.
Trends in Substance-Related Visits Among Youth to US Children’s Hospitals, 2016-2021: An Analysis of the Pediatric Health Information System Database

Mar 25, 2024 | jahonline.org | Alexis Ball |Scott Hadland |Jonathan Rodean |Matt Hall

Abstract This study evaluates recent trends in substance-related visits among youth visiting children’s hospitals. We conducted a cross-sectional study of substance-related visits to pediatric hospitals within the Pediatric Health Information System database of youth aged 12–21 years from 2016 through 2021.
Opioids in Hospitalized Infants-Managing Pain and Sedation While Avoiding Overuse

Mar 12, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Scott Hadland |Newborn Medicine |Olivia A. Keane |Shadassa Ourshalimian

Pain management in hospitalized infants needs to balance 2 key considerations.1 First, infants with serious medical conditions often undergo painful interventions in the hospital (eg, surgical procedures, line placements, intubations, mechanical ventilation), and clinicians must carefully manage infants’ pain and sedation to prevent distress and adverse long-term developmental consequences, including altered pain responses.
With fentanyl, ‘Just say no’ can kill kids

Mar 2, 2024 | thestar.com.my | Scott Hadland |Joseph Friedman

MELANIE Ramos was only 15 years old when she died of a suspected overdose in a high school bathroom in Hollywood. Police reported that she and a friend had purchased pills they thought were prescription painkillers but which were likely fakes containing fentanyl, a potent opioid incorporated into counterfeit pills widely available in the illicit drug market. Fentanyl has caused such overdoses to rise sharply despite declining drug use among young people in the United States.
Treating Adolescent Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care

Feb 26, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Scott Hadland |William Burr |Kenneth Zoucha

Treating Adolescent Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care Adolescent drug overdose mortality more than doubled between 2019 and 2021, with most deaths involving opioids.1 An estimated 1 in 100 adolescents aged 12 to 17 years has an opioid use disorder (OUD).2 However, fewer than 5% of adolescents with OUD receive buprenorphine or naltrexone3 despite recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and other organizations.4,5 Data are lacking on barriers preventing primary care...
Scott Hadland and Joseph Friedman: ‘Just say no’ can kill kids. Teach them how to stay safe in the fentanyl era.

Feb 15, 2024 | triblive.com | Scott Hadland |Joseph Friedman

Melanie Ramos was only 15 years old when she died of a suspected overdose in a high school bathroom in Hollywood. Police reported that she and a friend had purchased pills they thought were prescription painkillers but which were likely fakes containing fentanyl, a potent opioid incorporated into counterfeit pills widely available in the illicit drug market. Fentanyl has caused such overdoses to rise sharply despite declining drug use among young people.
Hadland & Friedman: Teaching kids to stay safe in fentanyl era

Feb 12, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Scott Hadland |Joseph Friedman

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Hadland & Friedman: Teaching kids to stay safe in fentanyl era

Feb 12, 2024 | bostonherald.com | Scott Hadland |Joseph Friedman

Melanie Ramos was only 15 years old when she died of a suspected overdose in a high school bathroom in Hollywood. Police reported that she and a friend had purchased pills they thought were prescription painkillers but which were likely fakes containing fentanyl, a potent opioid incorporated into counterfeit pills widely available in the illicit drug market. Fentanyl has caused such overdoses to rise sharply despite declining drug use among young people.