Study Will Compare Postoperative Peripheral Nerve Stimulation vs Opioid Analgesia
Investigators are seeking to determine the feasibility of percutaneous nerve stimulation to reduce postoperative opioid consumption.
Opioids
Few Ob-Gyns Can Prescribe Buprenorphine for Opioid Use
Fewer than 2% of obstetrician-gynecologists who accept Medicaid are able to prescribe buprenorphine.
Psychosocial Factors Are Key to Chronic Pain and Opioid Outcomes
Transdiagnostic factors help in understanding the complex relationship between chronic pain and opioid misuse.
Autism May Raise Risk for Substance Use Disorder
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have an increased risk for substance use disorder.
Impaired Reward System in Childhood Linked With Young Adult Opioid Use
A prospective longitudinal cohort study examined the prevalence of nonheroin opioid use and childhood risk factors associated with later opioid use.
Tape of Therapeutic Suggestions Influences Postop Pain Outcomes, Opioid Use
The study examined the effect of therapeutic suggestions played to patients through earphones during surgery on postoperative pain and opioid use.
Substance Use Disorder Associated With an Increased Risk of Adverse COVID-19 Outcomes
Researchers analyzed how substance use disorder affected the risk of hospitalization, complications and mortality among adult patients who were diagnosed with having a COVID-19 infection.
Gaps Found in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment During Pandemic
Patients already receiving OUD treatment continued to receive care during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic.
FDA Strengthens REMS for Transmucosal Immediate-Release Fentanyl
While the use of TIRF medications has declined in recent years, data have suggested that prescribing of these drugs to patients who are not opioid tolerant still remains.
Buprenorphine Prescription Fills Plateaued During Pandemic
The number of individuals filling buprenorphine prescriptions for OUD has plateaued but not decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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