Emergency departments likely overprescribing opioids for acute pain
1. In this cohort study, majority of the participants did not use all of the opioids prescribed to them in ...
Tag: opioid epidemic
Risk of persistent opioid use postpartum is overall equivocal for patients prescribed oxycodone versus codeine
1. For postpartum pain management, there is no overall increased risk of persistent opioid use in patients prescribed oxycodone versus ...
Longitudinal data shows that the opioid epidemic may be worsening in Ontario, Canada
1. In a cross-sectional study, rates of opioid-related deaths were observed to rise among youths in Ontario, Canada between 2013-2021, ...
Changes in opioid or nonopioid pain treatments not attributable to state opioid prescribing laws
1. No changes in opioid or nonopioid pain prescribing patterns were attributable to state laws. 2. State laws were associated ...
Patient and prescription factors associated with overdose after initiating opioids
1. Opioid overdoses were more frequent in those aged ≥75 or 18-24, who were male, Black, or had non-commercial insurance. ...
Demographic trends associated with increased maternal & neonatal Hepatitis C cases over 10 years
1. A retrospective, cross-sectional study including all pregnancies in the United States between 2009 and 2019 found that the annual ...
Large spike in drug use-associated infective endocarditis linked with opioid epidemic
1. Researchers have identified a significant increase in hospitalizations due to infective endocarditis related to drug use. 2. Heart valve ...
Clinical guidelines may lead to better prescribing practices
1. Following clinical guidelines release, decreases were observed in the overall rate of opioid prescribing. 2. Guidelines may be associated ...
Opioid prescriptions for children with minor ailments linked to adverse events
1. Even among healthy children using standard dosing, outpatient opioid prescriptions were associated with adverse events. 2. Older children were ...
Drug treatment associated with a significant reduction in death risk following opioid overdose
1. Buprenorphine and methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) was associated with reduced death in opioid users. 2. No significant associations were ...