Trends in the Use of Opioids vs Nonpharmacologic Treatments in Adults With Pain, 2011-2019
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.40612
Abstract: Key Points Question What are the annual trends in access to pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic pain treatments among cancer-free US adults with chronic or surgical pain? Findings In this serial cross-sectional study of Medical Expenditure Panel… read more here.
Keywords: use opioids; opioids nonpharmacologic; trends use; nonpharmacologic treatments ... See more keywords
Exparel for Postoperative Pain Management: a Comprehensive Review
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DOI: 10.1007/s11916-020-00905-4
Abstract: Multimodal pain management is the most effective way to treat postsurgical pain. However, the use of opioids for acute pain management has unfortunately been a significant contributor to the current opioid epidemic. The use of… read more here.
Keywords: pain management; management; use opioids; exparel postoperative ... See more keywords
Reducing the Use of Opioids for Pediatric Patients with Supracondylar Humerus Fractures.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2020.06.010
Abstract: BACKGROUND Supracondylar humerus (SCH) fractures, the most common elbow injuries in children, often require surgical reduction and percutaneous pinning. Postoperative pain medication management varies considerably, ranging from over-the-counter analgesics to multiday opioid prescriptions. In response… read more here.
Keywords: reducing use; opioid prescribing; use opioids; supracondylar humerus ... See more keywords
The Appropriate Use of Opioids in the Treatment of Refractory Restless Legs Syndrome
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2017.11.007
Abstract: &NA; Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a distinct disorder, differing from chronic pain in many ways. Refractory RLS is characterized by unresponsiveness to dopamine agonists or alpha‐2‐delta ligands due to inadequate efficacy, augmentation, or adverse… read more here.
Keywords: use; use opioids; legs syndrome; appropriate use ... See more keywords
Public support for safe consumption sites and syringe services programs to combat the opioid epidemic.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.02.026
Abstract: We examine Americans' support for two evidence-based harm reduction strategies - safe consumption sites and syringe exchange programs - and their attitudes about individuals who use opioids. We conducted a web-based survey of a nationally… read more here.
Keywords: safe consumption; sites syringe; use opioids; consumption sites ... See more keywords
Understanding patterns of use and preferences for technology among people who use opioids in Colombia: implications for mHealth interventions
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DOI: 10.1080/14659891.2024.2428730
Abstract: ABSTRACT Background Colombia has seen an increase in heroin use, leading to higher HIV rates and challenges in accessing treatment for people who use opioids (PWUO). With widespread mobile phone ownership, technology-based interventions show promise… read more here.
Keywords: technology; treatment; people use; mhealth interventions ... See more keywords
Health utility among people who regularly use opioids in Australia.
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DOI: 10.1111/dar.13823
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Studies of health utilities among people who use opioids have mostly been based on in-treatment populations. We aim to report utility-based quality of life by participants' socio-demographic, drug and treatment characteristics, and to examine… read more here.
Keywords: utility; utility among; use opioids; health utility ... See more keywords
Physicians’ Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Use of Opioids in Long‐Term Care Facilities
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DOI: 10.1111/papr.12492
Abstract: Insufficient pain management in vulnerable older persons living in long‐term care facilities is common, and opiophobia might contribute to this. As opiophobia and its related factors have not been investigated in long‐term care, this study… read more here.
Keywords: long term; use opioids; care; term care ... See more keywords
The use of opioids in late‐stage COPD—Where are we now?
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DOI: 10.1111/resp.14839
Abstract: of the effects of low-dose, slow-release morphine during sleep in people with COPD and chronic breathlessness has identified that although there is no negative effect on next-day alertness (including driving simulator performance), morphine causes lighter… read more here.
Keywords: low dose; copd; opioids late; chronic breathlessness ... See more keywords
Different drugs, different sides: injection use of opioids alone, and not stimulants alone, predisposes to right-sided endocarditis
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DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2021-001930
Abstract: Objectives Many studies suggest that infective endocarditis (IE) in people who inject drugs is predominantly right sided, while other studies suggest left sided disease; few have differentiated by class of drug used. We hypothesised that… read more here.
Keywords: injection; use opioids; left sided; right sided ... See more keywords
Experiences Administering Naloxone Among People in Different Social Roles: People Who Use Opioids and Family Members and Friends
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DOI: 10.1177/00220426221133024
Abstract: Unintentional drug overdose deaths continue to be a critical public health issue. Naloxone, a nonscheduled, safe, and effective drug that reverses opioid-involved overdoses is available to non-medically trained individuals (“lay people”), but there is scant… read more here.
Keywords: use opioids; people use; naloxone; different social ... See more keywords