opioid abuse
As Lidocaine Use Rises, Researchers Gain Insight Into Multifaceted Effect on Pain
Physicians’ understanding of exactly how lidocaine affects the brain is lacking.
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Looking at the Numbers: Are Opioid Overdose Deaths Trending Down?
Provisional mortality statistics from the CDC indicate a slight reduction in opioid overdose deaths nationally in ...
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Outpatient Clinic Arrival Time and Its Correlation With Morphine Equivalent Dose
Patient arrival times for outpatient clinic appointments can significantly affect clinic workflow. In the pain ...
APRIL 5, 2024
Investigational Analgesics Take New Approach To Opioid Deterrence
LAS VEGAS—As America remains gripped by the opioid crisis, with 106,000 opioid-related deaths in 2022, drug ...
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Growing Opioid Crisis in Adults Increases Risk for Fatal Pediatric Poisonings
Between 2005 and 2018, there were over 730 fatalities from opioid poisoning among young children up to 5 years of ...
JUNE 21, 2023
Opioid Abuse Fell During Pandemic, But Not Among Sexual Minorities
Opioid abuse rates remain higher for bisexuals and homosexuals.
OCTOBER 27, 2022
Expanded Telehealth Services for OUD During the Pandemic Lessened Overdose Risk in Medicare Beneficiaries
Virtual care for opioid use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic among Medicare beneficiaries decreased odds of ...
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
COVID-19 Highlights Need for Mental Health Services, Nonopioid Pain Therapies
Physical distancing and isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic have exposed weaknesses in strategies against the ...
NOVEMBER 13, 2020
ERAS Comes of Age With Opioid-Free Breast Cancer Surgery
Full commitment to the enhanced recovery after surgery protocol at Maimonides Medical Center, in New York City, ...
JULY 15, 2020
Research Posits Reformulating Opioid to Deter Abuse May Have Led to Unintended Consequences
Studies from the Rand Corp. have found that the remanufacturing of an opioid into an abuse-deterrent formulation ...
MAY 29, 2019
Proposed Law Aims to Reduce Infections Linked to Opioid Abuse
Physicians hope that a bill now in the U.S. Senate will prevent the nation’s opioid epidemic from posing a ...
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
Opioid Dose and Use Intensity May Adversely Affect Patient Outcomes
New research suggests patients receiving higher intensity dosage regimens of opioids are more likely to experience ...
AUGUST 10, 2018
