Multicomponent Strategy Ups Buprenorphine Use for Opioid Use Disorder in ED
A multicomponent strategy provider intervention can increase initiation of buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder in the emergency department.
Opioid-Related Disorder
Methadone Take-Home Program Extended Through 2022
A roundup on legislative and organizational initiatives to stem the rising rates of drug overdose deaths.
Office-Based Methadone Treatment May Improve Outcomes in Opioid Use Disorder
Investigators conducted a scoping review to determine outcomes among patients with opioid-use disorder who received treatment with methadone in an office-based setting.
Hospital Discharge Tied to Higher Risk for Opioid-Related Deaths
Discharge from the hospital is associated with an acute increase in the risk for opioid-related deaths in England.
Methamphetamine Deaths, Use Increased From 2015 to 2019
Overdose deaths involving methamphetamine nearly tripled from 2015 to 2019.
Reducing Opioid Misuse After Surgery
The ASA suggests presurgical strategies to avoid postsurgical opioid reliance.
Decrease in All-Cause Mortality With Opioid Antagonist Treatment
Investigators conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the impact of opioid antagonist treatment on mortality.
Slight Decline Seen in Opioid Prescription Rates
Investigators assessed the impact of physician clinical knowledge on opioid prescribing habits following the shift in guideline recommendations away from opioid prescribing.
Depot Buprenorphine Improves Outcomes in Opioid Dependence
Participants with opioid dependence receiving subcutaneously administered depot buprenorphine have improved treatment satisfaction compared with those receiving sublingual buprenorphine.
Pharmacological Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Also Reduces Risk for Alcohol-Related Hospitalization
Persons with both opioid use disorder (OUD) and alcohol use disorder have been understudied. The researchers in this study investigated whether OUD medications are associated with decreased risk in alcohol-related morbidity.
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