Tag: Opioids
After Elbow Surgery, Children May Be Overprescribed Opioids
Patients who had supracondylar humerus fracture sx used less than 25 percent of prescribed drugs
Direct-to-Doctor Payments May Increase Opioid Prescribing
Prescribers receiving opioid-specific payments prescribed 8,784 more opioid daily doses per year
Infective Endocarditis Related to Injection Drug Use Rising
Rise in admissions for infective endocarditis tied to injection drugs paralleled rise in hydromorphone rx
Marketing of Opioids Linked to Increased OD Mortality
Mortality from opioid overdoses up with increase in marketing value/capita, payments to doctors
Benzodiazepine, Opioid Co-Usage Up in the United States
Increases also noted in co-use of nonselective and selective benzodiazepine receptor modulators
CDC: Opioid Prescribing Higher in Rural Versus Urban Areas
Odds of receiving an opioid prescription dropped significantly after March 2016 in all county groups
CDC: Slight Hike in Prevalence of Gastroschisis Since 2006-2010
Prevalence higher in areas with high and medium versus low opioid prescription rates
Mandated Neonatal Abstinence Reporting Helps Quantify Cases
Five of six states with mandatory reporting receive case reports within 30 days of diagnosis
Medication Treatment for Substance Abuse Up in Facilities
2007 to 2016 saw increase in use of medication treatment, reaching 36.1 percent in 2016
Opioids Now More Deadly for Americans Than Traffic Accidents
Preventable injuries are the third leading cause of death in the United States
