Tag: Opioids
Post-Op Doctor Shopping for One in Four With Nephrolithiasis
Twenty-four percent of patients were prescribed narcotics by more than one provider after surgery
Risk of Post-Op Opioid Abuse Deemed Low for Elderly Patients
Vast majority of patients use the meds short term to ease their pain
Low Initial Dose, No Refills Can Help Prevent Opioid Dependency
Patients given two prescription fills were 2.25 times more likely to become long-term opioid users
Opioid-Related Insurance Claims Rise 3,000 Percent
Present crisis disproportionately affecting white, middle-class people in non-urban settings
Physician Reviews Approaches to Treating Opioid-Use Disorders
Medically-supervised withdrawal is not usually sufficient to induce long-term recovery
Teen Athletes at Low Risk for Opioid Addiction
Sports may actually provide protective effect against opioid abuse
Buprenorphine-Naloxone Use in Medicare Patients Low
Prescribers represent less than 2 percent of the 381,575 prescribers with 56.5 million opioid claims
Rapid HIV Transmission Seen in Injection Drug Users in Rural U.S.
Indiana case offers a lesson for other rural communities
Implant Non-Inferior to Daily Pill for Opioid Dependence
Long-acting buprenorphine implant offers new treatment method for opioid, heroin addiction
