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With a federal trial pending

Johnson & Johnson Settles Opioid Suit With Two Ohio Counties

Drug maker agrees to pay Cuyahoga and Summit counties $10 million without admitting liability
Eight candidate touchpoints are associated with increased risk of fatal opioid overdose

Eight Touchpoints May Predict Opioid Overdoses

These factors identify more than half of opioid overdose decedents and may represent prevention opportunities
Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are more likely to use opioids than persons without SLE

Many Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients Use Opioids

Among SLE patients, likelihood of prescription opioids up for those using emergency department
The rate of filled opioid prescriptions is increasing for all types of incisional ocular surgery

Rate of Opioid Rx Increasing for Incisional Ocular Surgery

Odds for filling opioid prescriptions highest for surgery in 2014, 2015, 2016 versus 2000-2001
Teens who misuse prescription or illicit opioids might benefit from the opioid treatment medications methadone

Pharmaceutical Treatments for Opioid Abuse May Benefit Teens

However, evidence is limited on efficacy, safety of medications for opioid use disorder in teens
Opioid use at three months after an emergency department visit where opioids were prescribed for acute pain is relatively low and not necessarily tied to opioid misuse

Continued Use Low Three Months After ED Opioid Rx for Acute Pain

Few report using opioids for reason other than pain three months after receiving opioid Rx
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Purdue Files for Bankruptcy Over Opioid Crisis Suits

Currently, there are more than 2,600 pending federal and state lawsuits lodged against Purdue
Certain factors may help clinicians identify which patients are more likely to have greater opioid use in the first month after major surgery

Patient Factors May Predict Opioid Use After Discharge

Certain factors, such as anxiety, associated with greater opioid use in the month after major surgery
More men with long-term opioid use are screened for low testosterone than men taking opioids for a short period of time; however

Screening for Opioid-Related Low Testosterone Underused

Rates of screening, treatment for low testosterone higher for prolonged versus short-term opioid users
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma has reached a tentative settlement with a coalition of states and local governments that sued the company over its role in America's ongoing opioid crisis

Purdue Pharma Tentatively Reaches Settlement in Opioid Lawsuits

Deal is said to be worth $10 billion to $12 billion; company will not admit to wrongdoing