Publication date: Dec 01, 2021 Perioperative pain management of patients on chronic opioids is challenging. Although experts recommend regional anesthesia and multimodal analgesics for their opioid sparing effects, their use ... Read more

Publication date: Nov 23, 2021 The rate of suicide attempts among people with substance abuse disorders in the U. S. is six times higher than in the general population. The ... Read more

Publication date: Nov 21, 2021 Drug addiction is a chronic brain disease characterized by the uncontrolled use of a substance. Due to its relapsing nature, addiction is difficult to treat, ... Read more

Publication date: Nov 22, 2021 Increased opioid use and misuse have imposed large analytical demands across clinical and forensic sectors. Due to the absence of affordable, accurate, and simple on-site ... Read more

Publication date: Nov 22, 2021 To describe the impact of the opioid epidemic on pain management practices in pediatric sickle cell disease and propose a conceptual framework for navigating ethical ... Read more

Publication date: Nov 18, 2021 Since the 1990s, the U. S. has faced increasing rates of opioid overuse, misuse, and overdose deaths. To combat the opioid epidemic, there have been ... Read more

Publication date: Nov 18, 2021 To describe opioid agonist treatment prescribing rates in provincial prisons and compare with community prescribing rates. We used quarterly, cross-sectional data on the number and ... Read more

Publication date: Nov 19, 2021 In 2017, more than 1,200 opioid-related deaths were reported in Virginia, with slightly fewer in 2018, at 1,193 deaths. The current opioid crisis has placed ... Read more

Publication date: Nov 18, 2021 To combat the ongoing opioid epidemic, our laboratory has developed and evaluated an approach to detect fentanyl analogs in urine and plasma by screening LC-QTOF ... Read more

Publication date: Nov 16, 2021 While the opioid epidemic has garnered worldwide attention, increasing methamphetamine use has drawn less scrutiny. Methamphetamine is a highly addictive psychostimulant affecting people from all ... Read more