Tag: Opioids
Opioid Tapering May Have Unintended Negative Consequences
For patients prescribed long-term opioid therapy, tapering linked to increase in emergency department visits, hospitalizations
Medical Cannabis Tied to Lessening of Opioid Dosages
Findings seen among people on long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain
U.S. Tourists in Northern Mexico Are Buying Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl
Buprenorphine Dispensing Low for Youth
Proportion of youth aged 19 years and younger dispensed buprenorphine decreased 45 percent from 2015 to 2020
No Increase Seen in OD Deaths Involving Buprenorphine During COVID-19
Proportion of overdose deaths did not increase in association with actions taken to ease access to buprenorphine
Rate of Opioid Rx at Discharge From Emergency Department Declining
Decrease seen in rate and percentage of emergency department visits with opioid prescribed at discharge from 2017-2018 to 2019-2020
Racial, Ethnic Inequities Seen in Opioid Access for Patients Dying of Cancer
Black and Hispanic patients less likely to receive any opioids compared with Whites; Black patients more likely to undergo urine drug screening
Letter Intervention Ups Prescription Monitoring Program Engagement
Letters highlighting mandate to check PMP before prescribing can increase PMP search rates and PMP account-holding rates
Postoperative Restrictive Opioid Rx Protocol Feasible for Most Patients
Significant decreases seen in the number of opioids prescribed, conversion to long-term opioid use seen
Risk for COVID-19-Linked Endocarditis Up in Patients With Opioid, Cocaine Use Disorders
180-day hospitalization risk significantly increased following endocarditis for those with opioid use disorder, cocaine use disorder
