Opioid-Related Disorders

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One in 10 Continue Opioid Use Two Years After ICU Admission

Mean opioid consumption is increased 24 months after an episode of critical care.

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Maternal Opioid Diagnoses Increased From 2010 to 2017

The purpose of this study was to examine 2017 US national and state variation in neonatal abstinence syndrome and maternal opioid-related diagnoses rates in 2017 and changes since 2010.

Many Opioid Prescribers View Patient Provider Agreements as Unhelpful in Minimizing Opioid Misuse

Most PPAs in prescribers’ practices focused on rules and consequences of noncompliance instead of on a shared treatment plan.

Chronic Pain Patients Taking Opioids Have Hard Time Finding Care

Access to primary care is limited for patients taking opioids for chronic pain, particularly for patients with histories suggestive of aberrant use of opioids.

Cannabis Dispensaries Negatively Linked to Opioid-Related Death

There is a negative association between medical and recreational cannabis stores (dispensaries) and opioid-related mortality.

Opioid-Minimizing Pain Management Feasible for Trauma Patients

A pain management regimen that uses mostly over-the-counter medication reduces opioid exposure in trauma patients while achieving similar levels of pain control.

Should Relaxed Methadone Rules Continue After the Pandemic Ends?

The authors propose evaluating which aspects of previous policy and practices for OUD should resume and which aspects of current policy and practice exemptions should continue.

Opioid Use May Contribute to Risk for Pancreatic Cancer

Opioid use seems to contribute to the increasing incidence of pancreatic cancer in the United States.

Methamphetamine Overdose Deaths Up for All Races, Ethnicities

Rates of overdose deaths involving methamphetamine increased for all racial/ethnic groups from 2011 to 2018.

Expert Perspective: The Opioid Crisis and COVID-19

To learn more about the overlapping crises of the opioid epidemic and the COVID-19 pandemic, Psychiatry Advisor interviewed pain specialist Paul J. Christo, MD, MBA, the Director of the Multidisciplinary Pain Fellowship Program at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.