Tag: Opioids
People With Opioid Use Disorder Have High Suicide Rate
Based on data from multiple sources, many opioid-overdose deaths seem to be suicides
Celecoxib Lowers Opioid Use Post Head & Neck Cancer Surgery
Decreased opioid use seen after head and neck cancer surgery with free tissue reconstruction
Study Finds 31 Percent Use No Opioids After Surgery
At discharge, 92.2 percent of patients received an opioid prescription; nearly 63 percent unused
Adults Using Benzodiazepines More Likely to Receive Opioid Rx
Increase in new opioid prescriptions for U.S. adults using benzodiazepines stopped in 2010
Opioids Tied to Adverse Outcomes in Hemodialysis Patients
Increased risks of altered mental status, falls, and fractures; risk present even at low doses of opioids
First Opioid Lawsuit Targeting Pharmacy Benefit Managers
First lawsuit mentions three largest PBMs; PBMs likely to be increasingly targeted in litigation
Opiate Use Linked to Early Mortality in IBD Patients
Heavy use in Crohn's, heavy or moderate use in ulcerative colitis tied to increased risk of death
Opioid Packaging Often Lacks Info on Safe Storage, Disposal
Instructions for safe disposal of unused opioid medications often inconsistent, infrequent, or absent
Education, Depression, Pain Associated With Opioid Misuse
Illicit drug use also a significant predictor of misuse in adults ≥50 taking opioids for chronic pain
Marijuana Legalization May Reduce Opioid Use
Implementation of adult-use marijuana laws linked to 6.38 percent lower rate of opioid prescribing
