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Study shows opioid use among US patients with knee osteoarthritis costs 14 billion dollars in societal costs

2021-02-25 mediabest

Although guidelines do not recommend use of opioids to manage pain for individuals with knee osteoarthritis, a recent study published early online in Arthritis Care […]

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Infant opioid withdrawal therapy varies widely by treatment site

2020-12-23 mediabest

Medical care for newborn infants who were exposed to opioids in the womb varied widely across 30 hospitals nationwide, according to a study funded by […]

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Patients battling opioid addiction in central Appalachia face issues accessing drug treatment

2020-08-21 mediabest

Despite its proven effectiveness as a treatment for opioid use disorders (OUD), buprenorphine is not reaching patients in central Appalachia, the epicenter of the opioid […]

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Linking hospital and other records can predict both fatal and nonfatal opioid overdoses, study suggests

2020-06-24 mediabest

A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that the odds of a fatal opioid overdose were 1.5 […]

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Opioid dependence found to permanently change brains of rats

2020-01-24 mediabest

Approximately one-quarter of patients who are prescribed opioids for chronic pain misuse them, with five to 10 percent developing an opioid use disorder or addiction. […]

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Opioid overdose risk factors for teens, college-aged youth same as adults

2019-12-16 mediabest

Older teens may have similar risk factors for prescription opioid overdose as adults, a new study suggests. One in 10,000 adolescents and young adults ages […]

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‘Safer opioid’ has sparked a crisis in vulnerable countries

2019-12-13 mediabest

Reports rolled in with escalating urgency—pills seized by the truckload, pills swallowed by schoolchildren, pills in the pockets of dead terrorists. These pills, the world […]

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Opioid prescription doses are increasingly being tapered, often more rapidly than recommended

2019-11-18 mediabest

Stigma and safety fears have made daily dose tapering of opioid prescriptions more common. New research from UC Davis Health physicians, however, shows tapering can […]

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Study reveals urban hotspots of high-schoolers’ opioid abuse

2019-11-14 mediabest

A new study from researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that in several cities and counties the proportion of high-schoolers […]

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Mindfulness may reduce opioid cravings, study finds

2019-10-15 mediabest

People suffering from opioid addiction and chronic pain may have fewer cravings and less pain if they use both mindfulness techniques and medication for opioid […]

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Alarming number of heart infections tied to opioid epidemic

2019-09-18 mediabest

An alarming number of people nationwide are developing infections of either the heart’s inner lining or valves, known as infective endocarditis, in large part, due […]

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Continued use low three months after ED opioid prescription for acute pain

2019-09-16 mediabest

(HealthDay)—Opioid use at three months after an emergency department visit where opioids were prescribed for acute pain is relatively low and not necessarily tied to […]

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40% of treatment facilities won’t accept people prescribed meds to fight opioid addiction

2019-07-24 mediabest

As American policymakers and health care providers try multiple approaches to reduce the number of deaths related to the opioid epidemic, treatment facilities are commonly […]

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Cold weather increases the risk of fatal opioid overdoses

2019-06-17 mediabest

Cold weather snaps are followed by a marked increase in fatal opioid overdoses, a new study finds. A research team led by Brandon Marshall, an […]

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