Tag: Opioids
Mindfulness Intervention Cuts Opioid Misuse, Chronic Pain
Additional benefits include reductions in opioid dosing, emotional distress, and opioid craving
Sackler Family and Purdue Pharma Reach Deal With U.S. States Over Opioid Crisis
Sacklers will pay as much as $6 billion to assist communities harmed by the opioid crisis
Johnson & Johnson Finalizes $26 Billion Opioid Settlement
Money will be used in efforts to reverse the damage of the opioid crisis
Many U.S. Adults Receive Opioids and Dual Anxiolytic/Sedative
Among U.S. adult prescription opioid users, 9.2 percent also prescribed dual anxiolytic/sedative therapy
Standard Protocol Cuts Opioid Rx After Pediatric Appendectomy
Quality improvement intervention used to reduce opioid prescribing at discharge for children undergoing an appendectomy
Sackler Family Sweetens Opioid Settlement Offer
Instead of paying out $4.5 billion, the company is now offering $6 billion to settle the slew of lawsuits
U.S. Needs to Expand Naloxone Distribution
Modeling suggests community-based, pharmacy-initiated naloxone distribution more effective at averting opioid overdose deaths
Racial Disparities Seen in Rates for Opioid Overdose Deaths
From 2007 to 2019, opioid-stimulant deaths among Black people increased at more than three times the rate of White people
Multimodal Nonopioid Protocol Eases Pain After ACL Repair
In second small study, authors show similar protocol provides postoperative pain relief for patients following primary rotator cuff repair
CDC Issues Proposed Changes to Opioid Painkiller Guidelines
Proposed changes dovetail with a nationwide epidemic of opioid use and overdose deaths
