Tag: Opioids
Hydromorphone-CR Exposure Ups Heart Infection Risk in PWID
Rates of infective endocarditis increased among PWID exposed to controlled-release hydromorphone
Opioid Prescribing Rates Down at State Level From 2010 to 2016
Among 11 states, daily dosage declined the least in Idaho and Maine, the most in Florida
Many Patients Receive Guideline-Nonconcordant Care for Low Back Pain
One-third of patients received opioids, more than half of whom had not received prescription NSAIDs, PT
Just a Few Providers Account for Large Number of Opioid Scripts
Top 1 percent of providers account for 49 percent of all opioid doses, 27 percent of all opioid prescriptions
Naloxone Prescribing Increasing but Still Very Low
Factors associated with naloxone fills include high opioid daily dosage, concurrent benzodiazepines
Total Opioid Overdose Deaths Down With Medicaid Expansion
But increase observed in methadone-related overdose mortality in Medicaid expansion states
Recent Years Saw Drop in Opioid Prescribing at ED Discharge
Opioid prescribing at discharge increased from 2006-2007 to 2010-2011 followed by drop in 2016-2017
CDC Data May Be Underreporting Scope of Overdose Deaths
Number of deaths in Florida 19 to 39 percent higher using Florida Medical Examiners Commission data
Prevalence of Buprenorphine-Waivered Prescribers Increasing
Increase seen from 2007 to 2017; growth faster in counties with higher rates of opioid-related OD deaths
Few Youths Receive Addiction Treatment After Opioid Overdose
Only 1.9 percent of Medicaid-enrolled youth received pharmacotherapy after nonfatal opioid overdose
