prescription opioids
ON PAIN: What Role Do Prescription Drugs Play in the Opioid Crisis?
Although few patients who are prescribed opioids may transition to using illicit drugs, the availability of ...
APRIL 8, 2022
Could an Opioid Ecosystem Model Help End the Opioid Crisis?
An innovative "opioid ecosystem" concept could potentially play a key role in helping to end the opioid crisis by ...
DECEMBER 31, 2021
Treatment Options Needed to Stem Tide of Combined Alcohol and Opioid Misuse
According to the CDC, alcohol was involved in 22% of deaths related to prescription opioids in the United States in ...
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Opioid Prescribing Patterns Affect Risk for Overdose in Adolescents, Young Adults
Among privately insured patients aged 12 to 21 years with opioid prescriptions, daily opioid dosage, concurrent ...
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
Most Prescription Opioid Use in the U.S. Fell from 2011 to 2016
Compared with both 2006 and 2016, prescription opioid use peaked in 2011 and has declined rapidly since then, ...
OCTOBER 15, 2018
Sustained Prescription Opioid Use Begins Mostly With Outpatient Visit
Less than 1% of patients who met the criteria for sustained prescription opioid use received their initial opioid ...
NOVEMBER 10, 2017
Researchers: NPs in Primary Care Must Make Better Use of Opioid REMS
When it comes to prescribing and monitoring opioid use in patients suffering from chronic nonmalignant pain, family ...
JUNE 21, 2017
Study Confirms Opioid Scripts More Common in People With Psych Disorders; Taking Meds a Predictor
People were more likely to receive an opioid prescription if they had opioid use disorder or other substance use ...
OCTOBER 19, 2016
Do Opioid Scripts In Reproductive-Age Women Follow Best Practices?
Nearly 10% of women on Medicaid who had live births during each reporting year in a New York state study received a ...
OCTOBER 12, 2016
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
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
Risk for Death Increases With Prescription Long-Acting Opioids Compared to Alternative Medications
Prescribing long-acting opioids for moderate to severe chronic noncancer pain is linked to higher rates of death ...
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
