Opioid Addiction
Marketing of Opioids Linked to Increased Overdose Mortality
Marketing of opioids to physicians is associated with increased mortality from opioid overdoses.
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Opioid Addiction
Lofexidine a Non-Narcotic Option for Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms
Lofexidine may help patients with opioid withdrawal symptoms or difficulty with opioid discontinuation.
Opioid Addiction
Prescription Opioid Availability and Risk for Initiation in Household Members
Availability of prescription opioids in the household may increase the risk for opioid initiation in coresidents.
Opioid Addiction
Cassipa Approved as Maintenance Treatment for Opioid Dependence
Cassipa combines buprenorphine, an opioid (partial agonist-antagonist), and naloxone, an opioid antagonist.
Opioid Addiction
Opioid Prescriptions After Surgery: Parameters to Blame for Misuse
Prescription opioid duration — not dosage — following surgery may be associated with a greater risk for opioid misuse in patients with no prior history of opioid use.
Opioid Addiction
Naloxone Co-Prescribing to Fight Opioid Overdoses: An AMA Recommendation
Co-prescribing naloxone with opioids may reduce opioid overdoses while playing a pivotal role in combating the nation's opioid addiction epidemic.
Post-Surgical Pain
Reducing Postoperative Opioid Consumption
Prescribing fewer opioid pills after surgery and providing opioid use education before surgery may reduce postoperative opioid consumption.
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Supply of Opioids Predicts Long-Term Use in Injured Workers
The number of days supplied of an initial opioid prescription is the strongest risk factor for developing long-term opioid use among previously opioid-free injured workers.
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Lofexidine May Mitigate Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms
Lofexidine may effectively mitigate the symptoms of opioid withdrawal in patients on long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain.
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Opioid Safety Initiative Can Decrease Opioid Prescriptions
The Opioid Safety Initiative has been effective for decreasing opioid prescriptions among patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty.
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