Chronic pain patients don't fare much better taking opioids to manage their pain than they do by taking placebos, a study published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association found.
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Daily medication prescribed for opioid use disorder is more cost-effective than monthly injections to treat the disorder, a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found.
Women who fill opioid prescriptions for pain early in the postpartum period have a higher risk of developing persistent use patterns, according to a research letter published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
A team of scientists and researchers at Springfield, Mo..-based Jordan Valley Innovation Center and Missouri State are testing a device that could develop into a nonopioid pain relief treatment, according to KY 3.
Burlington, Vt.-based Howard Center has expanded its needle-exchange program to include doses of buprenorphine, according to Vox.
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San Diego-based Scripps Health reduced its opioid prescriptions by 25 percent in the first year of its Opioid Stewardship Program, according to Patch.
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger has launched a surgical redesign program to improve pain management and reduce patient opioid use.
Philadelphia's spike in opioid overdoses has contributed to an increase in organ donations, according to CBS Philly.
Higher quantity of opioid prescriptions may result in increased opioid consumption among patients after surgery, according to a study published in JAMA Surgery.
With the increase of illicit drug use and overdoses, the emergency response drug naloxone should be made available over the counter, write Michael Hufford, PhD, co-founder and CEO of Harm Reduction Therapeutics and Donald Burke, MD, dean of Pittsburgh-based Graduate…