Publication date: Oct 11, 2019 Urine drug test (UDT) is an effective tool used in chronic opioid therapy to ensure patient adherence to treatment and detect nonmedical opioid use. The ... Read more

Publication date: Jul 01, 2019 Background Patients with acute aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) experience excruciating headache that is difficult to manage in resource-constrained settings. Pregabalin’s (β-isobutyl-GABA) analgesic, antiepileptic, and antiemetic ... Read more

Publication date: Oct 10, 2019 The Improving the Wellbeing of people with Opioid Treated CHronic Pain (I-WOTCH) randomised controlled trial uses a multicomponent self-management intervention to help people taper their ... Read more

Publication date: Oct 10, 2019 Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has gained traction as an alternative to chronic opioid therapy in light of the opioid crisis. Prior reports vary widely in ... Read more

Publication date: Oct 11, 2019 Background: The past decade has seen unprecedented shifts in the cannabis policy environment, and the public health impacts of these changes will hinge on how ... Read more

Publication date: Oct 11, 2019 Opioids are commonly prescribed after surgery for painful spinal conditions, yet little is known about postoperative opioid use. The relationship between chronic opioid use and ... Read more

Publication date: Feb 19, 2019 General practitioners’ (GPs) views about deprescribing prescription opioid analgesics (POAs) may influence the care provided for patients experiencing chronic noncancer pain (CNCP). There are limited ... Read more

Publication date: Sep 19, 2019 Practitioners and policy makers need evidence to facilitate the selection of effective prevention interventions that can address the ongoing opioid overdose epidemic in the United ... Read more

Publication date: Oct 08, 2019 To estimate whether methadone, buprenorphine, or detoxification treatment is the most cost-effective approach to the management of opioid use disorder (OUD) during pregnancy. We created ... Read more

Publication date: Oct 04, 2019 This study examined (1) sociodemographic, health, and psychosocial characteristics associated with using the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system as a primary health ... Read more