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Negative side effects of opioids could be coming from users’ own immune systems
Center for Excellence in Public Health participates in Governor’s annual Opioid Response Summit
Study points out opioid risks for hospital patients transitioning to skilled nursing facilities
Penn’s ‘Enhanced Recovery’ Program Significantly Reduces Post-Op Opioid Use
Trial uses electricity, body’s own endorphins to ease opioid withdrawal in babies
Trial tests whether cannabidiol could help treat cannabis use disorder
A Safe and Effective Cure for Hep-C During Pregnancy
Free take-home naloxone trial will save lives
Expanded access to treatment in prisons and jails can reduce opioid overdose deaths by 31.6%, study finds
Quitline and surgery are big motivators for quitting smoking
Distress and pain key reasons for prescription opioid abuse
New Study Looks at Opioid Use and Driving Outcomes Among Older Adults
Pilot Program Increases Access to Medication for Opioid Use Disorder in Colorado
UPMC St. Margaret New Kensington Family Health Center Getting New Home to Better Serve a Vulnerable Population
10 Percent of Patients Continue to Use Opioids Three to Six Months After Heart Surgery
Beliefs about cannabis influence older adults’ choice of treatments for chronic pain
Further changes to reduce opioid harm
Reducing opioid harm through regulatory changes
Follow-up Treatments After Opioid Overdose Rare Among Insured Patients
RACGP urges Australians to seek help for alcohol and other drug issues
‘To Walk in Beauty Way’: Treating Opioid Use Disorder in Native Communities
Emergency departments slow to adopt proven opioid use disorder therapy
Financial Incentives Boost Doctor Training in Opioid Treatment Medication
How One Infectious Disease Expert Researches COVID-19 While Treating Patients With It
COVID-19 Pandemic Brings Out Health Inequities
UNM leads Pack on innovative substance use disorder research initiatives
Opioid withdrawal increases odds of needle sharing or overdose
Prescribing guidelines, more research on addiction potential needed for use of opioids to treat
Proclamation on National Poison Prevention Week, 2020
Ouch: Patients prescribed opioids after tooth extraction report worse pain
Homeless Health Research Network releases evidence-based clinical guideline
How our brains create breathing rhythm is unique to every breath
Jennifer Van Deusen discusses alternatives to opioids on WMTW
Substance use disorders, improving water security are research highlights at AAAS
United States-Canada Statement on Joint Action Plan on Opioids
Gaps Remain in Rural Opioid Crisis Research
More than half of dental prescriptions for opioids exceed pain-management guidelines, study finds
Press Briefing by Senior Counselor Kellyanne Conway, ONDCP Director Jim Carroll, and Assistant Secretary of Public Health ADM Brett Giroir
Patients to benefit with funding to expand pharmacists role
Pain relief and euthanasia – fine line between life and death
Medicaid expansion associated with fewer total opioid overdose deaths across U.S
When Automotive Assembly Plants Close, Deaths from Opioid Overdoses Rise
Mundipharma fined for misleading advertising of opioids to health professionals
Research calls for new measures to treat mental illness and opioid use
Monash research reveals extent of strong and high-dose opioid pain medication use
Researchers receive nearly $5 million NIH grant to help curb opioid cravings
Prescribers be aware of fatal risks of methadone and clozapine
Co-addiction of meth and opioids hinders treatment