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Dr. Roneet Lev has published peer reviewed scientific studies, written opinion pieces in media, appeared on television and radio, and is quotes in various news stories. Follow some of Dr. Lev’s publications and media below.

 

Watch Dr. Lev on the television show The Doctors talk about her Death Diary research

Articles, Publications, Interviews

Treat, Educate And Revive: The Valley’s Three-Pronged Approach To Opioid Overdose Prevention

Date

Title

Publication


Opioid-Prescribing Trends in San Diego County, 2008-2019 - J Public Health

Opinion: Like Tobacco, Cannabis Should Include a Warning Label - Especially for Suicide Risk

2.26.22

Hospitals don't routinely test for fentanyl - Opinion. The Hill

2021.4.12

Tips to Help Doctors with Safe Prescribing

The Doctor Weighs In

2021.3.18

The Addiction Podcast - First Chief Medical Officer White House Office of National Drug Control Policy

The Addiction Podcast

2020.12.4.

Commentary: Good public health policies comes at the cost of an individual's convenience. I see it in the ER.

San Diego Union Tribune

2020.11.9

ACEP Member in the White House: Interview with Roneet Lev, MD FACEP

ACEP Frontline Podcast

2020.9.15

Opinion: Cannabis Induced 'Scromiting' Syndrome Shouldn’t be a Mystery

Times of San Diego

2020.9.8

Congress: Pass the MAT Act to save lives - The Hill. Opinion

The Hill. Opinion.

2020.6.4

Rise in Drug Overdoses could be linked to COVID-19  unemployment 

CBS 8

2020.3.30

COVID-19.  TopMedTalk Podcast

TopMed Talk Pod Cast

2018.8.9

Coroner sent letter to doctors whos patients died of opiod overdoses. Doctor's habit quickly changed. 

Los Angeles Times

2018.8.9

Telling doctors their patient died from overdose could prevent some opiod abuse

Washington Post

2018.8.9

Doctors Reduced Opioid Prescriptions after learning a patient overdosed

Science Daily

2018.8.9

Sending Letters About Their Patients' Overdoses Changes Doctor's Prescribing Habits

NPR

2018.8.21

Opioid prescribing decreases after learning of a patient's fatal overdose

Jermaine Ong

2018.8.10

Let's Talk to the Doctor about Preventing Opioid Addiction

Science - The scientific peer reviewed journal

2018.8.10

Doctors Prescribe Fewer Opioids After Learning of Patient Deaths

Scientific American

2018.8.10

Doctors Prescriber Fewer Opiods After Learning of Patient Overdoses

Pharmacy Times

2018.8.10

How to curb the opioid epidemic? Tell doctors which of their patients died. 

Big Think

2018.8.10

Doctors write fewer opioid prescriptions after learning of overdose deaths

UPI

2018.4.20

The Drug Crisis - Faces Behind the Struggle

Jeff Leach Pod Cast

2018.2.7

Special Report: study highlights role of doctors in prescription drug deaths

KUSI Feb 7, 2018

2018.2.7

Special Report: study highlights role of doctors in prescription drug deaths

KUSI 

2018.2.2

The Pulse: Live with Scott Silverman, Dr. Roneet Lev

The Pulse

2018.2.15

The DRs - Television Show - Opioid Deaths Tracked in 'Death Diaries'

The Doctors TV Show

2018.1.6

Death Diaries reveal lessons about prescription drug epidemic

San Diego Union Tribune January 6, 2018

2018.1.5

Doctor Sees Increase in Marijuana Poisoning

San Diego 7, January 5, 2018

2018.1.31

Racing to replace opioids, biopharma is betting on pain drugs with a checkered past

STAT, January 31, 2018

2017.9.18

Opinion: Independent Emergency Group Practice Model Boosts Physicians Satisfaction

ACEP Now September 18, 2017

2017.7.27

The story behind removing the satisfaction score barrier from safe prescribing

KevinMD. July 27, 2016

2017.6.6

5 Myths about emergency physician groups

Kevin MD June 6, 2017

2017.6.28

Do you want to be an owner or a renter? The benefits of physician independence

CBS 8

2017.5.24

Growing Problem: Teens turn to flower seeds to score dangerous high

May 24, 2017. CBS8.com 

2017.5.24

Growing Problem: Teens turn to flower seeds to score dangerous high

The Doctor Weighs In. May 1, 2017

2017.5.1

Tips to Help Doctors Deal with Opioid Request and Avoid Malpractice Suits

The Wall Street Journal. April 23, 2017

2017.4.23

Opioid Use Soars Among Middle Agged and Elderly

KevinMD. April 14, 2017

2017.4.14

Prescribing opioids safely: How to have difficult patient conversations

San Diego Union Tribune. March 8, 2017

2017.3.8

Marijuana ordinance: Health, safety of county residents should come first

Fox 5 TV

2017.3.14

Timeline: How prescription drugs became a national crisis

March 14, 2017 Fox 5 TV

2017.3.14

Timeline: How prescription drugs became a national crisis

Feb 7, 2017  Valley Public Radio, NPR for Central California

2017.2.7

Treat, Educate And Revive: The Valley's Three-Pronged Approach To Opioid Overdose Prevention

Valley Public Radio, NPR for Central California

2017.2.7

Treat, Educate And Revive: The Valley's Three-Pronged Approach To Opioid Overdose Prevention

San Diego 7, November 30, 2017

2017.11.30

Vomiting Syndrome Discovered in Some Long Term Marijuana Users:Researchers

The Doctor Weighs In. 

2016.7.14

How Patient Satisfactions Scores Fuel the Opioid Epidemic

KevinMD

2016.6.10

What I learned about prescription drug abuse from San Diego

The Wall Street Journal. May 9, 2016

2016.5.8

Clues to Better Health Care From Old Malpractice Lawsuits

Press Conference recorded

2016.10.6

In Opposition to Prop 64

KevinMD

2015.5.12

Tips to avoid medical errors in the emergency department

San Diego Union Tribune. May 13, 2014.

2014.5.13

Efforts aimed at reducing Rx drug deaths

San Diego Union Tribune. 

2014.11.11

Deaths from prescription drugs skyrocket

The Doctor's Advocate. The doctor's company medical malpractice insurance. First Quarter 2017. 

2017.1

San Diego Death Diaries

The Doctor's Advocate. The doctor's company medical malpractice insurance. First Quarter 2017. 

2016.3

 A description of Medical Examiner prescription-related deaths and prescription drug monitoring program data.  

Am J Emerg Med. 2016.

2016.1

 Who is prescribing controlled medications to patients who due of prescription drug abuse? 

Am J Emerge Med. 2016.

2015.12

 Methadone related deaths compared to all prescription related deaths. 

Forensic Sci Int. 2015.