Tag: Opioids
Parental Opioid Rx More Than Doubles Risk for Persistent Use in Offspring
Associations not influenced by chronic musculoskeletal pain status in parents
Fewer Than Half of Drug Overdose Survivors Go to the Hospital
Findings show a potential missed opportunity for substance use treatment or harm reduction tools
Tramadol May Have Slight Effect on Reducing Chronic Pain
Evidence seen, however, for harmful effects from serious adverse events and several nonserious adverse events
Spinal Manipulative Therapy for Low Back Pain Tied to Lower Risk for Opioid Use...
Findings seen for adult patients followed for two years compared with those prescribed ibuprofen for low back pain
Seizure Risk Up for Seniors in Nursing Homes Prescribed Tramadol and Antidepressants
Risk for seizures increased with concomitant use of tramadol with CYP2D6-inhibiting versus neutral antidepressants
Declines Seen in New, Additional Prescribing of Opioids in Patients With Cancer
New opioid prescribing was stable for patients with metastatic cancer with pain and declined for those reporting no pain
Receipt of Meds for Opioid Use Disorder in Jail Increases Use After Release
Receipt of MOUD in jail linked to lower postrelease risks for fatal overdose, nonfatal overdose, reincarceration
High Exposure to Prenatal Prescribed Opioid Analgesics Likely Not Associated With ASD Risk
Associations were largely or fully attenuated using designs other than accounting for measured confounders and in sibling comparisons
Potentially Inappropriate Medications Linked to Frailty at Cancer Diagnosis
Each additional Geriatric Oncology-PIM linked to 66 percent increase in odds of being mildly, moderate-to-severely frail at diagnosis
Timely Opioid Administration Cuts Hospitalizations for Pediatric Sickle Cell Crises
Findings seen for first administration within 60 minutes for children presenting to the emergency department with a sickle cell crisis
