Addiction

Gerald Sacks, MD, and Fariborz Rezai, MD, FCCP FCCM, share their approach to selecting PAMORAs in clinical practice for the optimal management of opioid-induced constipation.

Potential public health benefit of OAT linked to 50% lower risk of all-cause mortality.

Data show 1 in 5 surgical patients who receive prescriptions for benzodiazepine go on to use them persistently.

The reduction in heavy drinking in individuals between 18-25 years old is likely due to government restrictions on social gatherings.

Stress induced by COVID-19 is driving opioid addiction risks. An expert weighs in on addressing one matter to resolve another.

Weekly number of opioid-related deaths increased 135% over study period.

A longer duration of medication use during pregnancy was linked to decreases in odds of overdose and preterm birth.

Veterans are particularly susceptible to opioid dependence and abuse.

A daily opioid dose higher than 90 MME is associated with 3-fold risk increase, compared to 90 MME or lower.

Incidence rates decreased by nearly half after direct-acting antiviral treatment regimen.

Data show sublingual sufentanil tablets did not affect pain scores, but did benefit patient satisfaction outcomes.

Data show a nearly 30% reduction in individuals filling naloxone prescriptions at the start of COVID-19 pandemic, with no significant recovery observed.

The treatment shows superior results over bupivacine solution, with a significant number of patients becoming opioid-free.

A new study compares patients self-reported outcomes after depot or daily sublingual buprenorphine treatment, including satisfaction and burden rates.

A recent JAMA study shows a decrease in suicide deaths between 2019-2020, despite a 17% overall increase in mortality.

Despite higher risk of adverse effects in patients with opioid use disorder, benzodiazepine does not undo protection benefits of buprenorphine.

The nasal spray can be administered by anyone regardless of medical training.

The CDC recently recorded the largest estimate of overdose deaths in a 12-month period in US History.

An intervention can aid children experiencing severe health effects when exposed to opioid use by parents.

New research over 2 decades shows patients with opioid use disorder are often prescribed opioid analgesic prior to OUD diagnosis, although rates have decreased in recent years.

The odds of suicidal behavior was 49% lower for OUD patients receiving substance use disorder treatment.

A new study suggests prescriptions for opioid use disorder did not affect current patient treatment, but new OUD patients experienced lower rates of prescription throughout 2020.

The age-adjusted rate of overdose deaths involving cocaine was 4.9 per 100,000 individuals in 2019.

Researchers are preparing to study the treatment in IBD patients.

Men with military experience were more likely to report drinking alcohol to cope than men without military experience.