Tag: Opioids
ASA: Preoperative Cannabis Use Tied to Higher Pain After Surgery
However, no significant differences seen in opioid use postoperatively between cannabis users and nonusers
ASA: Green Light Therapy for Pain-Related Anxiety Studied in Fibromyalgia
Small study suggests green light therapy might reduce anxiety in patients with fibromyalgia who are taking opioids for chronic pain
Some Patients Swap Opioids for Medical Cannabis to Treat Pain
In survey, some patients report less pain, better physical and social functioning after using medical cannabis
Risk-Benefit of Opioids, Other Analgesics Prescribed in ED Unclear
Opioids no more effective than NSAIDs or local, systemic anesthetics for musculoskeletal pain, may carry higher risks for harms
Opioid-Sparing Protocol Cuts Opioid Use After Arthroscopy
Postoperative consumption of opioids over six weeks reduced with multimodal opioid-sparing protocol for managing pain following arthroscopic shoulder or knee surgery
Safer Opioid Supply Program Can Cut Adverse Clinical Outcomes, Health Costs
Significant decrease seen in rate of ED visits, hospital admissions, admission for incident infections in year after cohort entry
Telehealth Services Use for Opioid Use Disorder Rose During Pandemic
More Medicare beneficiaries received OUD-related telehealth services, behavioral health-related telehealth services, meds for OUD
Experts Say New Street Drug Is ‘as Deadly as Fentanyl’
Overall, deaths in Tennessee known to be linked to nitazenes rose from 10 in 2020 to 42 one year later
Risk Factors ID’d for New Long-Term Opioid Use After Lung Cancer Surgery
New long-term opioid use associated with increased risk for two-year all-cause mortality, especially for potent opioid use
Risk for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome Examined
Risk increased for neonates exposed to prescription opioids in utero during third trimester of pregnancy
