In a systematic literature review, researchers sought to identify, summarize, and compare data on nonpharmacologic interventions for pain management among patients with dementia and assess their effectiveness.
CVS Health, Walmart, and Walgreens contributed to opioid overdoses and deaths in two Ohio counties.
The researchers examined data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
During the workshop, speakers and panelists reviewed past programs that were put into place to reduce opioid prescribing, as well as trends in opioid prescribing and overdose deaths.
New government data confirm what many have suspected: The pandemic has prompted a record number of drug overdose deaths, with more than 100,000 Americans succumbing to addiction as COVID-19 raged across the country.
This population-based cohort study found an association between new tramadol prescription and increased risk for mortality, cardiovascular events, and fractures.
A team of investigators conducted a cross-sectional study to explore the association between an increased pain threshold and risk of self-harm in youth.
A previous court ruling that ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay Oklahoma $465 million for the company’s role in the opioid epidemic was tossed out by the state’s highest court.
Buprenorphine misuse was trending downward between 2015 and 2019 among American adults with an opioid use disorder.
The investigational intranasal formulation of nalmefene demonstrated a more rapid onset and longer duration of action compared with naloxone.
