New model reduces opioid prescribing On 2021-11-09 An internal medicine clinic at Oregon Health & Science University has sharply reduced the amount of opioids prescribed though innovative […]
More heart infections and strokes in the U.S. linked to national opioid epidemic On 2021-03-11 The ongoing U.S. opioid epidemic may have led to an increase in the number of strokes due to more bacterial […]
Opioid agonist treatment could substantially reduce drug related deaths if used more widely On 2021-02-26 New evidence that opioid agonists such as methadone and buprenorphine could substantially reduce drug related deaths if more widely used […]
High patient uptake for text message system monitoring opioid use in real-time On 2021-02-17 After more than 1,000 orthopaedic procedures at a city health system, roughly 61 percent of the opioids prescribed to patients […]
Researchers identify predictors of timely enrollment in treatment for opioid use disorder On 2020-12-16 For people living with opioid use disorder, the path to treatment is not always clear-cut. Sometimes, there’s no path at […]
Cannabis use appears to encourage, not replace, non-medical opioid use On 2020-10-08 A study published in the scientific journal Addiction suggests that, contrary to what some are claiming, people in the US […]
Signs America’s Opioid Epidemic Might Finally Be Waning On 2020-10-03 SATURDAY, Oct. 3, 2020 — Here’s some heartening news on the opioid painkillers front: Abuse of the prescription medicines in […]
Researchers identify a connection between early life adversity and opioid addiction On 2020-01-25 Individuals with a history of early life adversity (ELA) are disproportionately prone to opioid addiction. A new UCI-led study reveals […]
Researchers identify four types of opioid stigma contributing to the current crisis On 2019-12-03 Researchers from the University of Toronto have identified four types of opioid-related stigma that depend on a variety of factors, […]
Prescription size predicts persistent opioid use after cardiothoracic surgery On 2019-08-22 (HealthDay)—Prescription size is associated with increased new persistent opioid use among patients after cardiothoracic surgery, according to a study published […]