opioid addiction
Could Mirtazapine Be Used to Ease Opioid Withdrawal?
Mirtazapine, an atypical antidepressant used to treat major depressive disorder, may also relieve several symptoms ...
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Opioid Addiction Not Just a Young Person’s Disease
As the opioid abuse crisis continues to claim 115 lives a day, according to CDC estimates, one at-risk group that ...
APRIL 30, 2018
FDA: Harm of Untreated Opioid Addiction Outweighs Risks of Concomitant Benzos, CNS Antidepressant Use
After reviewing available data, the FDA is advising that the opioid addiction medications buprenorphine and ...
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
Psychological Support Successfully Helps At-Risk Patients Wean Themselves Off Opioids
Researchers found that psychological support and new coping mechanisms can help patients at high risk for chronic ...
JULY 10, 2017
A Cautionary Tale of Geriatric Opioid Addiction
Whether it’s aging physiology that renders them more sensitive to the medications, or outright dependence, ...
JANUARY 6, 2017
Surgeon General Call to Action Falls Short
Unquestionably there is a national opioid crisis, and every case of addiction or overdose death is tragic, whether ...
OCTOBER 6, 2016
Patient Education: From Whence Should It Come?
It is particularly important for surgeons to participate in the education of their patients, and this education ...
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
PCPs Underusing Opioid Agonists to Treat Drug Addiction
Buprenorphine and naloxone is an opioid agonist therapy that is woefully underused by Medicare prescribers to treat ...
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
Grants and Funding: Is ‘Fahrenheit 451’ Today’s Reality?
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recently removed two very respected scholars, Mary ...
SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
Highly Curative HCV Therapies Safe, Effective for Drug Abusers
Injection drug use is a major risk factor for hepatitis C virus, yet many are denied treatment with new ...
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
Opioid Abuse Fix: Just Say No?
Clinicians should think twice when prescribing opioids to patients for the first time to relieve pain, migraines or ...
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
Study Suggests Injectable Hydromorphone Effective for Treating Long-Term Opioid Addiction
A team of researchers from Canada conducted a Phase III, double-blind, noninferiority trial to compare injectable ...
JULY 7, 2016