Opioid Use Common Among Patients With Migraine
Approximately one-third of patients with migraine reported using opioids to treat their symptoms, a practice that contrasts with current guidelines.
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Psychiatric Comorbidities May Raise Risk for Sedative Use Disorder in Patients with Opioid Use Disorder
Over half of the sample attained opioids through their own prescription, and 47.2% of patients with co-occurring sedative use disorder attained sedatives by prescription.
USPSTF Report Finds Counseling Does Not Reduce Illicit Drug Use in Pediatric, Young Adults
The USPSTF has updated its 2014 evidence report on the potential benefits and harms of interventions to prevent illicit drug use in children, adolescents, and young adults.
Brooding Rumination Predicts Behavioral Disengagement in Patients with Depression
High level internal attribution bias and dysfunctional attitudes, when combined with a tendency to use drugs or alcohol as a coping mechanism, may affect patients’ willingness to use proactive coping efforts.
Stigmas Identified in Nurse Practitioners’ Attitudes Toward Managing Mental Health Conditions
Researchers conducted a cross-sectional study to assess nurse practitioners’ attitudes and beliefs regarding working with individuals with a mental health disorder.
USPSTF Urges Primary Care Docs to Ask Adults About Drug Use
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that primary care clinicians ask adults about drug use and connect them to services for treatment and appropriate care.
Differences in Anxiety, Depression According to Current and Former Smoking Status
Both stable current smokers and individuals who had quit exhibited significantly less anxiety but more depression.
High Potency Cannabis Linked to Anxiety Disorder, More Serious Cannabis Use
Policy changes have occurred alongside the proliferation of high potency cannabis, which may lead to more memory issues or psychotic effects.
A Crisis Collision: Will COVID-19 Disrupt Efforts to Address the Opioid Epidemic?
An opinion piece highlights the growing concerns among medical professionals about the exacerbating effects the COVID-19 pandemic may have among people with opioid use disorder.
Codispensing of Benzodiazepines and Opioids Dangerous in Hemodialysis
Patients on hemodialysis who use opioids concurrently with a short-acting benzodiazepine are especially at risk for early death, a study found.
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