Opioid Resource Center
From the Journals
Extended-release naltrexone competes with buprenorphine-naloxone combo
Anxiety, depression, and insomnia “symptoms should not preclude the choice to leave opioid agonist treatment and to start treatment with [extended...
Daily News Podcast
Opioids don’t top NSAIDs for chronic pain
And canakinumab has a remarkable effect on knee and hip replacement risk.
From the Journals
Opioid benefit small in chronic noncancer pain
In a systematic review and meta-analysis, the reduction in chronic noncancer pain from opioids versus placebo was significant but small, and...
From the Journals
Chronic opioid use during pregnancy linked with reduced head circumference in NAS newborns
Of neonates with NAS, 87% were born to mothers prescribed opioid agonist medication–assisted treatment.
Conference Coverage
Rheumatologist prescribing rates predict chronic opioid use in RA patients
CHICAGO – Higher baseline opioid prescribing rates among physicians predict chronic opioid use in RA patients.
Daily News Podcast
ABIM sued over maintenance of certification
Do weight loss drugs have a role following bariatric surgery?
Conference Coverage
Understanding properties of fentanyl, other opioids key to treatment
BONITA SPRINGS, FLA. – Fentanyl has opioid receptor affinity similar to that of morphine, research shows, and it’s not known why it is up to 100...
Conference Coverage
Rural teleprescribing for opioid use disorder shows success
BONITA SPRINGS, FLA. – More than 56% of rural counties in the country have no buprenorphine provider.
Conference Coverage
Opioids appear safe for sickle cell pain
SAN DIEGO – For sickle cell patients, opioid-related mortality is essentially a “never” event.
Conference Coverage
High rates of prescription opioid, benzodiazepine use observed in chronic liver disease
SAN FRANCISCO – Nearly one-quarter were receiving substantial high-dose opioid prescriptions.
Opinion
FDA approval of powerful opioid tinged with irony
The agency’s approval of Dsuvia comes at a time when the need is great for nonaddictive agents for pain control.