Opioid Resource Center
News from the FDA/CDC
Some women use prescription opioids during pregnancy
About 1 in 15 women use prescription opioid pain relievers during pregnancy, CDC survey shows.
Conference Coverage
Pursue multimodal pain management in patients taking opioids
Use hospitalization as an intervention opportunity for patients with opioid use disorder.
Commentary
New York City inpatient detox unit keeps running: Here’s how
BronxCare Health System was able to take in patients with substance use disorders at a time when other detox units were closed.
Conference Coverage
COVID-19: An opportunity, challenge for addiction treatment, NIDA boss says
Right now, said Dr. Nora Volkow, “we are in the dark as to how COVID infections have affected the number of overdose deaths.”
Feature
New ASAM guideline released amid COVID-19 concerns
During the COVID-19 pandemic, “it is especially important” for clinicians to ensure that individuals with OUD continue to receive evidence-based...
Feature
COVID-19 prompts ‘lifesaving’ policy change for opioid addiction
Patients in some opioid treatment programs will be allowed to take home their medication.
Conference Coverage
ERAS protocol for cesarean delivery reduces opioid usage
GRAPEVINE, TEX. – An enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathway for cesarean delivery decreased postoperative opioid usage by 62% in one...
Conference Coverage
Patients remain satisfied despite reduced use of opioids post partum
GRAPEVINE, TEX. – At one center, trends in opioid use significantly declined from 2017 to 2019, but not at the expense of adequate pain control,...
Clinical Review
We can achieve opioid-free analgesia after childbirth: Stop prescribing opioids after vaginal delivery and reduce their use after cesarean
Routine use of opioids after childbirth should be discontinued. Three practical strategies can help ObGyns reduce opioid prescriptions and...
Conference Coverage
Depression linked to persistent opioid use after hysterectomy
VANCOUVER – Women with preoperative depression were more likely to have a comorbid pain disorder, compared with...
Conference Coverage
Opioid reduction works after minimally invasive gynecologic surgery
VANCOUVER – Two randomized trials show a reduction in prescribed opiates decreases postoperative usage with no loss...