Tag: Opioids
Youth Opioid Deaths Often Involve Other Substances, Too
In 2018, more than half of opioid overdose deaths involved polysubstance, most commonly cocaine
Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty Over Role in U.S. Opioid Epidemic
Company admits paying doctors to write more prescriptions, providing misleading information to the DEA
Risks of Opioids Should Be Recognized for Children After Surgery
Opioid prescribing guidelines for children developed; authors underscore importance of nonopioid analgesic options, providing education to patients and their families
$26 Billion Settlement Offer in Opioid Lawsuits Gains Support
According to the general outline of the plan, distributors will pay about $21 billion over 18 years
Purdue Pharma to Plead Guilty to Opioid-Related Crimes
Settlement is federal government's biggest win in holding a major drug company responsible for opioid crisis
One Size May Not Fit All for Postoperative Opioid Prescribing
Guidelines reduce postoperative opioid prescribing but may result in inadequate pain control for some
For Substance Abusers, Odds of Opioid Use Up With Cannabis Use
For adults using nonmedical opioids, odds of opioid use are increased on days when cannabis is used
ASA: Sustained Decrease Seen in Prescription Opioid Abuse in U.S.
Significant declines seen from 2002 to 2013 and 2014 and from 2015 to 2016, 2017, 2018
Dentists’ Rx for Opioids Pose Danger for Drug Interactions
In older adults, interactions with meds for depression, anxiety increase risk for ED visits, hospitalizations
New FDA Applications for Opioids Often Based on Short Trials
Most products for treating chronic pain approved based on narrowly defined populations of patients
