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From the Journals
IBD: Inpatient opioids linked with outpatient use
Alternative analgesics should be considered for patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
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In addiction, abusive partners can wreak havoc
SAN DIEGO – Strategies of abusive partners include sabotaging and discrediting their partners’ attempts at recovery, Dr. Carole Warshaw said.
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Survey: Cancer-related pain, opioid use up since 2018
Almost half of patients with cancer did not use anything to manage related symptoms, according to an ASCO poll.
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Opioid reduction works after minimally invasive gynecologic surgery
VANCOUVER – Two randomized trials show a reduction in prescribed opiates decreases postoperative usage with no loss...
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Fentanyl-related deaths show strong regional pattern
Overdose death rates for cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl are high in the East and low in the West.
From the Journals
Opioids, benzodiazepines carry greater risk of COPD-related hospitalization
The risk of hospitalization because of respiratory events for patients with COPD was especially high when opioid and benzodiazepine medications...
From the Journals
Clinical interventions for global drug use need updating
Illicit drug use patterns around the world are changing rapidly, but interventions aimed at reducing harm are not keeping up with evidence.
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Drug crisis continues to evolve beyond opioids
Primary care physicians “are well intentioned but underprepared and may miss some of the drug misuse risks affecting their patients,” says the...
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How to use lofexidine for quick opioid withdrawal
SAN DIEGO – Lofexidine, the new kid on the block in the United States for opioid withdrawal, can help patients get...
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Buprenorphine merits more attention for treatment of opioid use disorder
SAN DIEGO – Beware of dosing risks and DEA office visits, said Dr. Arwen Podesta.
From the Journals
Long-term opioid use more common in hidradenitis suppurativa
“These results suggest that periodic assessment of pain and screening for long-term opioid use may be warranted,” the authors concluded.