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Elimination of Extended-Release Opioids Can Improve Outcomes After TKR
MONDAY, March 11, 2024 – Elimination of extended-release (ER) opioids in the multimodal medication regimen of total knee replacement (TKR) patients can improve outcomes, including reducing...
You Can Safely Avoid Addictive Long-Acting Opioids After Knee Replacement
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 – It's well known that long-acting opioid meds raise the odds for addiction in users – including folks dealing with pain after an orthopedic surgery. Now, new research...
Pediatricians Feel Less Prepared to Care for Teens' Opioid Use Disorder
FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 – Primary care pediatricians feel less prepared to manage adolescents' opioid use disorder (OUD) compared with other substances, according to a research letter published online...
Four in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Know Someone Who Died From Drug Overdose
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 – More than four in 10 U.S. adults personally know at least one person who died by drug overdose, according to an editorial published in the March issue of the American ...
Nearly 4 in 10 Americans Know Someone Who's Died From Drug Overdose
THURSDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 – More than two in every five Americans know someone who’s died from a drug overdose, a new study shows. The study highlights the heavy toll that the U.S. opioid epidemic has ...
It's Tougher for Non-White Americans to Get Opioid Addiction Drug, Buprenorphine
TUESDAY, Feb. 20, 2024 – Americans addicted to opioids who need the anti-addiction med buprenorphine are far more likely to find it if they live in a predominantly white neighborhood, new research...
Access to Opioids Could Be Boosting Suicide Rates
MONDAY, Feb. 19, 2024 – Increased access to prescription opioids has driven up U.S. suicide rates by making it easier to women to end their lives, a new study claims. The study also blames a...
Smoking Now Fuels More Drug Overdoses than Injecting Does
FRIDAY, Feb. 16, 2024 – Despite stereotypical images of addicts injecting heroin and then dying, new government research finds that smoking drugs such as fentanyl is now the leading cause of fatal...
Opioid Exposure Linked to Increased Odds of Preterm Birth
THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2024 – Opioid exposure is associated with increased odds of spontaneous preterm birth, according to a study published online Feb. 14 in JAMA Network Open. Olivia M. Bosworth, from...
Factors Identified for Integrative Health and Medicine Use in Chronic Pain
MONDAY, Feb. 12, 2024 – Factors associated with engagement in integrative health and medicine (IHM) and nonpharmacologic modalities versus opioids have been identified for adults with chronic pain,...
Cutting U.S. Homelessness by 25% Could Prevent 2,000 Opioid Deaths Each Year
THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 – Reducing homelessness by 25% could save nearly 2,000 lives lost each year to opioid overdoses, a new study estimates. It also could save 850 lives from alcohol poisoning and...
What Works Best to Help Pregnant Women Ease Off Opioids?
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 31, 2024 – There's one treatment for pregnant women addicted to opioids that’s safer for their unborn child, a new study reports. Buprenorphine is associated with a slightly lower r...
Congenital Malformation Risk Lower With Buprenorphine Versus Methadone
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 – The risk for congenital malformations is lower in association with buprenorphine versus methadone for opioid use disorder in pregnancy, according to a study published...
Study IDs Risks to Offspring Associated With Prenatal Opioid Exposure
FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 – Prenatal opioid exposure (POE) is associated with an increased risk for infection, eczema and dermatitis, and asthma in offspring, but it is not linked to allergies or...
Mom's Opioid Use in Pregnancy Raises Child's Asthma, Eczema Risk
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 – Fetal exposure to opioids may change a baby's immune system, triggering a rise in risks for eczema and asthma through early childhood, new research shows. Children born to...
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