Search results for "Opioids"
Prescribe opioids, but with caution
Fortunately, among the 12 guidelines on opioid prescribing available, there is substantial concordance. ... Opioid prescribing: a systematic review and critical appraisal of guidelines for chronic pain.
July 2015
Pain management
Nonopioid Pharmacotherapy. Opioid Therapy. Opioid Use Disorder. Knee Pain. Low Back Pain.
April 2021
Pearls aid treatment of opioid dependence
Pearls lay out the best ways to manage opioid-dependent patients in many settings. ... That's why there is a big push to get people into opioid agonist treatment.”.
June 2010
Doctors and the opioid epidemic
Doctors and the opioid epidemic. I am against all forms of bodily pain, both foreign and domestic. ... The consequences of this approach have exploded. Narcotics and opioids are addictive agents.
May 2022
QD: News Every Day--Taking opioid analgesics for longer spans may lead to depression
QD: News Every Day--Taking opioid analgesics for longer spans may lead to depression. ... The risk of development of depression may increase when patients are on opioid analgesics longer, a study found.
May 2022
Stopping the spread of disease, overdose deaths from opioid use
Stopping the spread of disease, overdose deaths from opioid use. ... We've known for decades how to fight opioid overdoses and how to slow the spread of disease from IV drug use.
May 2022
When the US opioid epidemic causes a Serratia outbreak
When the US opioid epidemic causes a Serratia outbreak. We are in the midst of an almost unprecedented opioid epidemic in the U.S. ... Given the current opioid epidemic, we should expect an increase in hospital outbreaks associated with narcotic diversion
May 2022
It's a start
It's a start. There is a deadly explosion of opioid addiction in the United States. ... It won't change the landscape of opioid abuse overnight, but it seems to me like an important step in the right direction.
May 2022
Seeking clarity for opioid prescribing
By 2011, 41% of drug-related poisoning deaths, or nearly 17,000, involved opioids. ... criteria for cannabis use disorder should probably not be placed on opioids chronically.
April 2015
Ohio limits opioid prescriptions, the journey begins
If opioids are prescribed for acute pain, there is now a limit on the length of opioid treatment that is permitted. ... Importantly, these rules do not apply to medication-assisted treatment of opioid addiction.
May 2022