Opioid Addiction

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Higher Dose Naloxone Nasal Spray Gets FDA Approval

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Brian Park, PharmD

Kloxxado is intended for immediate administration as emergency therapy in settings where opioids may be present.

COVID-19: Reductions in New Opioid Prescription Rates and Buprenorphine Access Go Hand In Hand

By

Lauren Biscaldi

The researchers’ objective was to study changes in prescriptions for opioid analgesics and buprenorphine for opioid use disorder among both new and existing patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Buprenorphine Prescriptions Rose During the Beginning of the Pandemic

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Heather R. Johnson

Opioid overdose deaths increased during the pandemic, possibly due to less access to care. The study researchers examined how the pandemic affected patients already prescribed opioids as well as new patients.

Preventive and Chronic Illness Care Poorer Among Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder

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Jessica Nye, PhD

The study authors measured the quality of non-opioid use disorder (OUD) preventive and chronic illness care and care coordination for individuals with OUD compared with individuals without OUD.

Younger Age at First Drug Use Tied to Faster Transition to Substance Use Disorder

Younger age at drug initiation is associated with a faster transition to substance use disorder (SUD).

High Fluidity of Opioid Use Behaviors Among Adults With Chronic Noncancer Pain

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Jessica Nye, PhD

While there are concerns about long-term prescribed opioid use among individuals with chronic noncancer pain, until now there hasn’t been a study which investigated whether the same patients engage in a risky pattern of use in the long term.

Marital Status and Pain Severity Predict Nonmedical Opioid Use in Patients With Cancer

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Brandon May

The researchers’ objective was to determine the overall frequency of and the independent predictors for nonmedical opioid use behavior.

Medication-Assisted Treatment is a Cost-Effective Strategy for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder

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Jessica Nye, PhD

The researchers sought to assess the cost-effectiveness of OUD treatments and association of treatments with outcomes in the United States.

Text Message Monitoring of Pain, Opioid Use After Surgery Suggests Patients Over Prescribed

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Jessica Nye, PhD

The researchers’ objective was to determine the difference between the number of opioid tablets prescribed and those taken after orthopedic and urologic surgeries via a text messaging system.

Older Age and Previous Opioid Use Associated With Persistent Postoperative Opioid Use

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Lauren Biscaldi

The goal of the study researchers was to identify rates of persistent postoperative opioid use after hip arthroscopy and to identify those factors associated with persistent use.