The Link Between Misconceptions About Opioid Use Disorders and Current Policies
An estimated 20 million people in the United States meet the criteria for substance use disorder.
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Serious Warnings Omitted From Ad Promoting Opioid Dependence Treatment
While claims about the benefits of Vivitrol were clearly presented in the ad, serious risks, such as vulnerability to opioid overdose, were not communicated.
Prevalence of Prescription Opioid Analgesic Use Among US Adults
Overall, 6.5 percent of adults aged 20 years and older reported using a prescription opioid analgesic in the previous 30 days during 2013 to 2016.
Addressing Dual Public Health Epidemics: Suicide and Opioid Addiction
Traditionally, suicide and overdose prevention in opioid use disorder involve stratifying risk based on certain demographic and clinical factors.
The Shifting Racial Demographics of Synthetic Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths
A recent study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed how rates of overdose deaths changed between 2015 and 2017 in people aged 18 years and older.
Mind-Body Therapy May Be Effective for Opioid-Treated Pain
Mind-body therapies were linked with small declines in opioid dose, a promising finding in light of concerns surrounding the scale of opioid prescriptions in the United States.
Daily Cannabis Use Tied to Lower Illicit Opioid Use for Chronic Pain
Individuals with chronic pain who use daily cannabis have lower odds of using illicit opioids.
Advance Practice Providers Still Encounter Barriers to Prescribing Buprenorphine
Researchers sought to describe the practice patterns of NPs and PAs, understand the barriers these providers face in providing buprenorphine treatment, and compare them with their physician counterparts and across varying levels of practice autonomy.
Depressive Symptoms Linked to Opioid Misuse Risk in Adults With PTSD
Overall, of 333 adult patients, 15.9% of patients reported opioid misuse, 17.1% were positive for PTSD, and 52.6% were positive for depression.
Epidemiology and Treatment of Opioid-Related Cardiac Arrest
Opioid overdose victims who suffer cardiac arrest are distinctly different from other cardiac arrest patients, yet they may be more likely than others to survive long enough to be admitted to a hospital.
Mental Health, Quantity of Opioids Linked to Adolescent Overdoses
Preexisting mental health conditions, use of tramadol, and higher number of dispensed tablets were associated with an increased risk for opioid overdose in adolescents.
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