Tag: Opioids

Higher 90-day treatment retention rates seen with no higher risk for overdose

Predictors include history of overdose, higher opioid dose, three or more prescribers, any mental health diagnosis

Implementation of opioid use disorder screening does not increase percentage of patients with new diagnosis

Opioid crisis hitting those without college education the hardest

Decrease seen in opioid prescription rates for nonsurgical indications, but rates remained stable for surgery-linked opioids

Extended-release buprenorphine not cost-effective when transmucosal buprenorphine is available for treatment of OUD

Receipt of physical therapy and chiropractic care was low overall and lower across racial, ethnic minorities

Regardless of prognosis, panel deemed it appropriate to continue opioids, increase monitoring, and avoid opioid tapering

In a recent study, there was an increase in the percentage of patients discharged opioid-free

Small proportion of people with sustained or increasing use were older, had more comorbidities, and used other analgesic drugs