Dosage of Epidural Morphine in Elderly Patients
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Publication date: Mar 20, 2020 This a clinical trial that evaluates the efficacy and safety of three different doses of morphine, namely 1.5 mg, 3 mg and 4.5 mg, via ... Read more
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Slow release oral morphine versus methadone for opioid use disorder in the fentanyl era (pRESTO): Protocol for a non-inferiority randomized clinical trial.
Opioids Literature
Publication date: Mar 16, 2020 North America is facing an unprecedented public health crisis of opioid-related morbidity and mortality, increasingly as a result of the introduction of illicitly manufactured fentanyl ... Read more
EGFR signaling causes morphine tolerance and mechanical sensitization in rats.
Opioids Literature
Publication date: Feb 27, 2020 The safety and efficacy of opioids are compromised as analgesic tolerance develops. Opioids are also ineffective against neuropathic pain. Recent reports have suggested that inhibitors ... Read more
Paternal morphine exposure induces bidirectional effects on cocaine versus opioid self-administration.
Opioids Literature
Publication date: Jan 01, 2020 The United States is in the midst of an opioid epidemic and is thus experiencing unprecedented levels of opioid exposure. A growing body of evidence ... Read more
The Unique Nature of Public Stigma toward Nonmedical Prescription Opioid Use and Dependence: A National Study.
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Publication date: Mar 26, 2020 Our ability to combat the opioid epidemic depends, in part, on dismantling the stigma that surrounds drug use. However, this epidemic has been unique, and ... Read more
New persistent opioid use after acute opioid prescribing in pregnancy: a nationwide analysis.
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Publication date: Mar 23, 2020 To evaluate the association between opioid prescribing during pregnancy and new persistent opioid use in the year following delivery. This nationwide retrospective cohort study included ... Read more
Patient-Reported Opioid Pill Consumption After an ED Visit: How Many Pills Are People Using?
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Publication date: Mar 27, 2020 Recent guidelines advise limiting opioid prescriptions for acute pain to a three-day supply; however, scant literature quantifies opioid use patterns after an emergency department (ED) ... Read more
Modulation of sensitization processes in the management of pain and the importance of descending pathways: a role for tapentadol?
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Publication date: Mar 27, 2020 Objective: This paper presents and discusses recent evidence on the pathophysiological mechanisms of pain. The role of tapentadol-an opioid characterized by an innovative mechanism of ... Read more
The US Already Has An Opioid Epidemic. The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Going To Make Getting Treatment Even Harder.
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Publication date: Mar 28, 2020 Deaths from drug overdoses are likely to increase during the coronavirus outbreak because of disruption to recovery routines and access to treatment, according to counselors ... Read more
More than $163 million in DOJ grant funding available for local partners to fight addiction crisis
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Publication date: Mar 28, 2020 “Through this $163 million in grant funding, DOJ demonstrates its ongoing commitment to a comprehensive solution to this crisis. “ Concepts Keywords Addiction Opioid Opioid ... Read more