Tag: Opioids
Report IDs Characteristics of Adult ED Visits for Nonfatal Opioid Overdose
Most patients with emergency department visit for nonfatal opioid overdose were men; most frequent drugs reported were fentanyl and heroin
FDA Approves Extended-Release Injection for Opioid Use Disorder
Extended-release injection available in lower doses to be administered in health care settings by health care providers
Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Dispensed More After Medicare Policy Change
Methadone dispensing up after 2020 without displacing use of buprenorphine
Transition to Long-Term Opioid Use High in Patients With Rheumatic Disease
Of those initiating opioids for the first time, patients with fibromyalgia made up the highest proportion of long-term opioid users
Racial, Ethnic Differences ID’d in Receipt of Meds to Treat Opioid Use Disorder
More White than Black and Hispanic patients receive buprenorphine, naloxone, benzodiazepines in 180 days after index event
Vibrating Crib Mattress Beneficial for Newborns With Prenatal Opioid Exposure
Newborns with prenatal opioid exposure assigned to vibrating mattress had fewer days of treatment, received less morphine
Eat, Sleep, Console Approach Beneficial for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal
Eat, Sleep, Console care approach reduces the number of days until medical readiness for hospital discharge
Report IDs Those Likely to Receive Meds for Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy
Persons receiving medication for opioid use disorder more likely to be older, White and to have public insurance
2016 to 2021 Saw Increase in Drug Overdose Rates Involving Fentanyl
Increase seen in age-adjusted drug overdose death rates involving methamphetamine, cocaine; decrease reported in death rates involving oxycodone
Opioid Exposure Higher Among Adults With Cerebral Palsy Versus Those Without
Exposures occur for a higher number of days per month and for a longer duration after the initial exposure
