Opioid Resource Center
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Pharmacist stigma a barrier to rural buprenorphine access
SAN ANTONIO – The role of pharmacists in access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder has been neglected but remains an...
Conference Coverage
Medication overuse prevalent among U.S. migraine patients
PHILADELPHIA – Results from a U.S. survey showed an 18% prevalence of medication overuse among people with self-reported migraine symptoms.
Conference Coverage
Nearly 20% of migraineurs use opioids for migraine
PHILADELPHIA – People with 4 or more migraine headache days per month are more likely to use opioids, compared with people with fewer migraine...
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Opioid use is common among migraineurs who take prescription medication
PHILADELPHIA – Despite recommendations against it, opioid use is common among migraineurs.
From the Journals
Opioid exposure leads to poor perinatal and postnatal outcomes
Data from women at increased risk for opioid abuse show need for long-term support for mothers and children.
Conference Coverage
Mindfulness-based relapse prevention tied to lower anxiety, depression
SAN ANTONIO – “Mindfulness-based relapse prevention can be successfully implemented in an outpatient setting with as good as or better results as...
From the Journals
Split-dose oxycodone protocol reduces opioid use after cesarean
A split-dose protocol for oxycodone use immediately after cesarean delivery can halve opioid use and reduce opioid side effects.
Commentary
Treatment in prison systems might lead to drop in overdose deaths
People leveraged into treatment to maintain professional licenses, including physicians, have rates of sobriety of 90% or greater after 5 years,...
From the Journals
Poverty, incarceration may drive deaths from drug use
Four decades of data show associations among low household income, high incarceration rates, and drug-related deaths.
Conference Coverage
Claims data suggest endometriosis ups risk of chronic opioid use
Women with endometriosis had a nearly 300% higher rate of chronic opioid use, compared with those without endometriosis, according to an analysis...
Conference Coverage
Co-use of opioids, methamphetamine on rise in rural Oregon
SAN ANTONIO – Methamphetamine’s wide availability and low cost also increased its use. In addition, methamphetamine use carries less stigma than...