Trends in the Concurrent Prescription of Opioids and Gabapentin in the US, 2006 to 2018.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.5268
Abstract: This cohort study examines trends in concurrent gabapentin and opioid prescribing in the US, overall and by prescriber, patient, and county characteristics, between 2006 and 2018. read more here.
Keywords: concurrent prescription; gabapentin 2006; trends concurrent; opioids gabapentin ... See more keywords
Self-reported Use of Prescribed Buprenorphine Among US Adults With Nonmedical Use of Prescription Opioids Motivated by Pain
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.41670
Abstract: This cross-sectional study of US adults examines the prevalence of and characteristics associated with prescribed buprenorphine use among US adults with pain-motivated nonmedical use of prescription opioids. read more here.
Keywords: prescribed buprenorphine; among adults; prescription opioids; use ... See more keywords
Risk of exposure to prescription opioids in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A nationwide longitudinal study
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DOI: 10.1002/aur.2806
Abstract: Whether children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more likely to be exposed to prescription opioids than others remains unknown. The Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database was employed, and 14,849 children and… read more here.
Keywords: autism; prescription; risk; children adolescents ... See more keywords
Recreational marijuana laws and the misuse of prescription opioids: Evidence from National Survey on Drug Use and Health microdata.
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DOI: 10.1002/hec.4620
Abstract: Several studies have concluded that legalizing medical marijuana can reduce deaths from opioid overdoses. Drawing on micro data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, a survey uniquely suited to assessing patterns of… read more here.
Keywords: health; prescription; national survey; prescription opioids ... See more keywords
Trajectories of dispensed prescription opioids among beneficiaries enrolled in a Medicaid controlled substance “lock‐in” program
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DOI: 10.1002/pds.4445
Abstract: “Lock‐in” programs (LIPs) are used by health insurers to address potential substance (eg, opioid) misuse among beneficiaries. We sought to (1) examine heterogeneity in trajectories of dispensed opioids (in average daily morphine milligram equivalents (MMEs))… read more here.
Keywords: lock; substance; among beneficiaries; dispensed prescription ... See more keywords
The Abuse Potential of Prescription Opioids in Humans-Closing in on the First Century of Research.
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DOI: 10.1007/7854_2016_448
Abstract: While opioids are very effective analgesics for treating acute pain, humans have struggled with opiate addiction for millenia. An opium abuse epidemic in the early 1900's led the US government to develop a systematic research… read more here.
Keywords: potential prescription; prescription opioids; research; abuse potential ... See more keywords
Nonmedical use of prescription opioids, psychological distress, and suicidality among adolescents
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DOI: 10.1007/s00127-020-01958-x
Abstract: The present study examined associations between nonmedical use of prescription opioids and serious psychological distress, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts, and tested whether age and sex moderate these relationships. Data on 5582 adolescents were obtained… read more here.
Keywords: use; use prescription; nonmedical use; prescription opioids ... See more keywords
Spanish Validation of the COMM Scale to Assess the Misuse of Prescription Opioids in Patients with Chronic Noncancer Pain
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DOI: 10.1007/s11469-022-00803-3
Abstract: The Current Opioid Misuse Measure (COMM) is a questionnaire used to identify and monitor chronic pain patients on opioid therapy who may be misusing their prescription opioids. The aim of the present study was to… read more here.
Keywords: pain; prescription opioids; patients chronic; comm ... See more keywords
Sex differences in patterns of prescription opioid non-medical use among 10-18 year olds in the US.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.10.009
Abstract: BACKGROUND Non-medical use (NMU) of prescription opioids is a public health concern and sex differences in prevalence of NMU have been observed previously. Little is known about how youth are obtaining and using these drugs.… read more here.
Keywords: use; medical use; prescription opioids; sex ... See more keywords
Culturally relevant risk and protective factors for nonmedical use of prescription opioids among incarcerated African American men.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.01.014
Abstract: BACKGROUND Recent studies have demonstrated that nonmedical use of prescription opioids (NMUPO) is a national phenomenon affecting a multitude of subpopulations, including incarcerated African American men. However, there has been little investigation of the correlates… read more here.
Keywords: use prescription; nonmedical use; prescription opioids; american men ... See more keywords
Post-mortem analysis of prescription opioids-A follow-up examination by LC-MS/MS with focus on fentanyl.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.109970
Abstract: Our aim was to investigate the reason for relatively low detection rates for opioids and fentanyl in particular in post-mortem cases in the State of Hamburg. We re-analysed 822 blood samples from two different time… read more here.
Keywords: prescription opioids; prescription rates; prescription; post mortem ... See more keywords