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Considerable Gaps Seen in Provision of Effective Treatment for Opioid Addiction
TUESDAY, July 16, 2024 – There are considerable gaps in provision of effective treatments for opioid use disorders (OUD) at U.S. substance use disorder (SUD) treatment facilities, according to a...
Some Youths Still Taking Opioids Months After Surgery
MONDAY, July 15, 2024 – Many tweens and teens are filling prescriptions for opioids far in advance of surgeries unlikely to be associated with severe pain afterward, a new study says. Worse, a...
Low Quantity of Opioids Used After ED Discharge for Acute Pain
MONDAY, July 15, 2024 – For patients presenting with acute pain, the quantity of opioids consumed during two weeks after emergency department discharge is low and varies across pain conditions,...
More Than Half Do Not Know Primary Care Providers Can Treat Opioid Use Disorder
FRIDAY, July 12, 2024 – Many people do not know that a primary care provider (PCP) can provide medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), according to a research letter published online June 28...
Trained Peers as Good as Social Workers at Preventing Opioid Overdoses
THURSDAY, July 11, 2024 – Support provided by someone who has personally lived with addiction is an effective way to follow-up with ER patients after an opioid overdose, new research shows. Patients...
Acupuncture Can Reduce Methadone Dose, Opioid Craving
MONDAY, July 8, 2024 – For individuals with opioid use disorder receiving methadone maintenance treatment (MMT), eight weeks of acupuncture is superior to sham acupuncture for reducing methadone...
New Drug Could Boost Lifesaving Powers of Overdose Drug Naloxone
MONDAY, July 8, 2024 – An experimental drug can supercharge the effects of the lifesaving overdose drug naloxone, potentially improving its effectiveness against new and more powerful opioids like...
Just a Few Surgeries Make Up Most Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions
WEDNESDAY, July 3, 2024 – Opioid addiction often starts with a prescription for post-surgery pain relief, and two new studies identify a handful of procedures that account for large shares of those...
Most Americans Don't Know That Family Doctors Can Prescribe Anti-Opioid Meds
TUESDAY, July 2, 2024 – Most people addicted to opioids and their loved ones are unaware that their primary care doctor can prescribe a medication to treat the disorder, a new nationwide survey...
Small Number of Procedures Account for Large Number of Opioid Prescriptions
FRIDAY, June 28, 2024 – A small number of surgical procedures, including orthopedic procedures and cesarean delivery, account for a large proportion of opioid prescriptions dispensed after surgery,...
Only One-Quarter of Adults Who Needed Opioid Use Disorder Meds in 2022 Received Them
THURSDAY, June 27, 2024 – Only one-quarter of adults who needed opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment in 2022 received medications for OUD, according to research published in the June 27 issue of the...
Supreme Court Rejects Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement
FRIDAY, June 28, 2024 – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a controversial settlement that drug maker Purdue Pharma had reached with victims of the opioid epidemic. The ruling threatens...
Supreme Court Rejects Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement
FRIDAY, June 28, 2024 – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a controversial settlement that drug maker Purdue Pharma had reached with victims of the opioid epidemic. The ruling threatens...
Only 1 in 4 People Who Need Meds to Fight Opioid Addiction Get Them
THURSDAY, June 27, 2024 – Just 25% of people battling opioid use disorder are getting medications aimed at helping them quit and potentially avoid an overdose, new data shows. Boosting access to...
Pediatric Surgical Opioid Prescribing Concentrated Among a Few Procedures
WEDNESDAY, June 26, 2024 – Pediatric surgical opioid prescribing is concentrated among a small number of procedures, especially tonsillectomy and/or adenectomy, according to a study published online...
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