Publication date: Dec 01, 2019 Controlled opioid withdrawal is recommended for patients with chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) with insufficient pain reduction or intolerable side effects while on opioid treatment. Few ... Read more

Publication date: Dec 01, 2019 To evaluate trends in the clinical development of new pain and reformulated pain medications given the ongoing opioid crisis and the public health burden of ... Read more

Publication date: Dec 03, 2019 In contrast to the Affordable Care Act, some have suggested the opioid epidemic represents an area of bipartisanship. This raises an important question: to what ... Read more

Publication date: Dec 05, 2019 The US opioid epidemic is national in scope, but many local solutions have been shown to have efficacy. Many nonprofit hospitals have the resources and ... Read more

Publication date: Dec 06, 2019 The recent opioid crisis is characterized by a relatively greater increase in opioid use disorder and related mortality in rural populations when compared with urban ... Read more

Publication date: Sep 01, 2019 Objective. To educate third-year pharmacy students about the role of pharmacists in the opioid crisis and measure their knowledge, confidence, and attitudes towards opioids and ... Read more

Publication date: Dec 01, 2019 Stemming the opioid epidemic requires testing novel interventions. Toward this goal, feasibility and acceptability of a Brief Motivational Intervention-Medication Therapy Management (BMI-MTM) intervention was examined ... Read more

Publication date: Dec 01, 2019 High-risk combinations of controlled medications, such as those involving opioid analgesics, are under increased scrutiny because of their contribution to the opioid epidemic in the ... Read more

Publication date: Dec 01, 2019 In response to North America’s opioid crisis, access to naloxone has increased. However, our understanding of the correlates of possessing a naloxone kit is limited. ... Read more

Publication date: Dec 01, 2019 Given rising rates of opioid use disorder (OUD) and related consequences, opioid treatment programs (OTPs) can play a pivotal role in the U.S. opioid crisis. ... Read more