Fatal Overdoses Reduced With Pharmacist Dispensation of Naloxone
Only state naloxone access laws (NALs) allowing direct dispensing of naloxone by pharmacists appear to be useful in cutting fatal overdose rates.
Opioid-Use Disorder
Anxiety Sensitivity: A Potential Treatment Target for Opioid Misuse in Chronic Pain
Anxiety sensitivity may represent an additional treatment target in patients with chronic pain who misuse opioid medications.
Intersection of ID & OUD Epidemic: What ID Clinicians Should Know
The epidemic of opioid use disorder has led to substantial increases in new cases of HCV and HIV infection, as well as hospitalizations for other OUD-related infections.
Opioid Prescribing Rates: Trends Between 2006 and 2017
The duration and prescribing rate of opioids increased between 2006 and 2017.
Maintenance Treatment Strongly Associated With Opioid Abstinence
In addition to maintenance treatment, mutual-help groups can be helpful for individuals with prescription opioid dependence.
Parent, Adolescent Behavior and Nonmedical Prescription Opioid Use
Several factors were found to be associated with the use of nonmedical prescription opioids in adolescents.
Buprenorphine Use Up, Methadone Use Down for Pregnant Women
From 2009 to 2015, the prevalence of methadone use decreased and buprenorphine use increased among Medicaid-enrolled pregnant women with opioid use disorder.
Barriers to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Should Be Addressed
Barriers to accessing treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) need to be addressed to help curb the epidemic.
Lancet Article Series on Postoperative Pain Management Practices
A series of 3 articles published in the Lancet is dedicated to highlighting the nature of current postsurgical pain management practices, including the use of peri- and postoperative opioids, that are thought to play a part in driving the opioid crisis.
Many Nurse Practioners Unable to Prescribe Medication to Treat Opioid Addiction
Greater practice restrictions are associated with a lower percentage of nurse practitioners with waivers to prescribe buprenorphine, but no association is seen for physician assistants.
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