Opioid Use Disorder
Opioid exposure among patients with hemophilia warrants ‘closer attention’
Acute and chronic bleeding episodes are the most common complications associated with hemophilia.
Treating substance use disorders and addiction in the modern age
The current landscape of substance use disorders and addiction in the United States has allowed for new opportunities by which to consider and develop treatments, according to a presenter at the American Psychiatric Association Spring Highlights Meeting.
Access to medications for opioid use disorder linked to community racial/ethnic segregation
Community racial/ethnic composition appeared associated with residents’ access to specific medications for opioid use disorder, according to results of a cross-sectional study published in JAMA Network Open.
One-third of PCPs question efficacy of medications for opioid use disorder
In a recent survey, about one-third of primary care physicians felt that medications for opioid use disorder such as buprenorphine were no more effective than nonmedication treatments, despite evidence supporting their use as the “gold standard” treatment, researchers said.
Medicaid expansion linked to reduced opioid-related hospitalizations
Medicaid expansion may have led to reductions in opioid-related hospitalizations between 2005 and 2017, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Opioid agonists reduce overdose death risk by 80%
Individuals with opioid use disorder who were treated with opioid agonists had an 80% lower risk for opioid overdose death than those who did not receive medications during treatment, according to findings of a retrospective cohort study published in Addiction.
Opioid use disorder increases risk for death from sepsis
Opioid use disorder increased the risk for death from sepsis, especially among young and healthy patients, according to findings presented at the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Critical Care Congress.
Chronic opioid use before shoulder arthroplasty prolonged opioid use postoperatively
Patients undergoing total shoulder arthroplasty with a history of chronic opioid use preoperatively had the highest risk of prolonged postoperative opioid use, according to published results.
Severity of opioid overdoses increases among kids
More than one in four opioid poisonings involve children and adolescents, and the severity of hospital admissions for acute opioid ingestions has increased over a recent 14-year period, according to findings presented at the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Critical Care Congress.
Medication-assisted therapy via telemedicine shows promise
A Boston-based start-up company that offers patients medication-assisted therapy through telemedicine is trying remove some of the stigma associated with opioid use disorder treatment.