FDA Considers Mail-Back Envelope as New Disposal Method for Opioids
The Agency is currently seeking public comment on this potential modification to the existing Opioid Analgesic Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy.
Opioids
Methadone Rx Best Option for Opioid Use Disorder
A roundup on legislative and organizational initiatives to stem the rising rates of opioid overdose deaths.
Racial Disparities Seen in Rates for Opioid Overdose Deaths
From 2007 to 2019, opioid-stimulant deaths among Black people increased at more than 3 times the rate of White people.
CDC Issues Proposed Changes to Opioid Painkiller Guidelines
Proposed changes dovetail with a nationwide epidemic of opioid use and overdose deaths.
Nonopioid Regimen Controls Postoperative Pain in Knee, Shoulder Surgery
Multimodal nonopioid regimen of NSAIDs and muscle relaxants provides similar or better pain control than opioids in ACL and rotator cuff surgeries.
HCV Treatment Declined Nearly Twofold Between 2015 and 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and opioid crisis created new barriers to HCV treatment, leading to the lowest annual treatment rate in 5 years.
Opioid-Sparing Effects Comparable Between Oral and IV Acetaminophen After Pediatric Tonsillectomy, Adenoidectomy
Researchers compared opioid-sparing effects between intravenous acetaminophen and oral acetaminophen in pediatric patients undergoing tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.
Meet Opioid Treatment Expert Jim Anderson, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA
Jim Anderson, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA, is an addiction medicine expert who works at Evergreen Treatment Services Opioid Treatment Program in Seattle.
Teens, Young Adults Are Less Likely to Receive Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
Barriers to medications for opioid use disorder in teens and young adults include Black race, Hispanic and Latino ethnicity, living in the South, and involvement in the criminal justice system.
Methadone Take-Home Program Extended Through 2022
A roundup on legislative and organizational initiatives to stem the rising rates of drug overdose deaths.
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