Opioid Resource Center
From the Journals
Nearly one-quarter of presurgery patients already using opioids
Surgical patients should be asked about their opioid use and pain history.
Conference Coverage
Prolonged opioid use among U.S. IBD patients doubled during 2002-2016
A review of 276,340 U.S. IBD patients during 2002-2016 identified patients who received two or more opioid scripts at least 90 days apart.
Law & Medicine
Malpractice and pain management
From the Journals
Assessing adverse events tied to outpatient opioid use in children
News from the FDA/CDC
Fentanyl analogs nearly double their overdose death toll
From 2016 to 2017, carfentanil-related deaths were up 98%.
Conference Coverage
For some opioid overdose survivors, stigma from clinicians hinders recovery
Positive steps might include giving stakeholders "sample scripts of ... nonstigmatizing conversations between caregivers and the people...
Conference Coverage
Zolpidem does not boost cannabis abstinence during treatment
SAN DIEGO – The sleeping aid did improve sleep in subjects seeking to quit using marijuana, researchers report.
Conference Coverage
Fentanyl fears drive many opioid users, interviews suggest
SAN DIEGO – Some others seek out batches of the drug – even supplies linked to fatal overdoses – for the stronger high.
From the Journals
Disparities found in access to medication treatment for OUDs
Medicaid recipients living in counties with fewer black and Hispanic residents – and lower poverty rates – are more likely to receive OUD...
Conference Coverage
Methamphetamine use climbing among opioid users
SAN DIEGO – Co-use is on the rise as availability of meth grows in the shadow of the opioid epidemic.
Conference Coverage
Antidrug vaccines: A shot in the arm against addiction?
SAN DIEGO – Dr. Kim D. Janda, a leading researcher, says he envisions patients receiving 3-4 shots over a 3-month period.