Tag: Opioids
Geographic, Social Variances Tied to Higher Drug-Related Mortality
Economic, social conditions, and family distress tied to higher drug mortality rates
Opioid Receipt Up for Teens With Mental Health Conditions
Teens with pre-existing mental health conditions, tx more likely to transition to long-term opioid use
Odds of Opioid Prescriptions Up in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
More oxycodone tablets provided per prescription for HNCA versus lung and colon cancer
CDC: Opioid-Involved Overdoses Up July 2016 to Sept. 2017
Average increase of 5.6 percent/quarter in rate of ER visits with suspected opioid-involved overdoses
Opioids Don’t Top Non-Opioids for Pain-Related Function
Findings in patients with moderate-to-severe chronic back pain, hip or knee osteoarthritis pain
Pediatric Opioid-Related Hospital, ICU Admissions on the Rise
Rate of pediatric hospitalization, ICU admission increased, 2004 to 2015
Treatment Model Linked to Drop in Post-Incarceration Overdoses
Introduction of model to treat opioid use disorder tied to drop in overdose deaths after incarceration
Chronic Opioid Users May Wish to Taper Opioid Use
In study completers, median morphine equivalent daily dose fell from 288 mg to 150 mg in four months
Opioids Plus Acetaminophen, Ketorolac Cost-Effective Post-Sx
In children having scoliosis surgery, combo is linked to reduced opioid intake compared with opioids alone
Treating Depression Found to Up Successful Opioid Cessation
Taking antidepressants helped non-cancer pain patients successfully stop long-term opioid use
