Opioid Use Disorder
Depression, anxiety increased opioid use, health care costs after hip arthroscopy
Patients with both femoroacetabular impingement and depression or anxiety had significantly greater opioid use and health care costs before and after hip arthroscopy than those who had femoroacetabular impingement alone, according to published results.
Prediction model shows potential for identifying cancer survivors at risk for opioid misuse
A novel predictive model appeared to identify cancer survivors at increased risk for opioid misuse, according to study results published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Cause-specific opioid mortality research reveals need for combination interventions
Individuals who use illicitly manufactured opioids or pharmaceutical opioids outside the bounds of a medical prescription experience significant yet preventable excess mortality, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Psychiatry.
Mind-body therapies linked to improved pain, lower opioid dose
Mind-body therapies — including meditation, cognitive behavioral therapy and hypnosis — were associated with improvements in pain and reduced opioid doses, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Congress includes mental illness, substance use disorders funding in 2020 spending bill
Suicides account for 4% of opioid-related overdose deaths, much lower than previously thought
Researchers have estimated that only 4% of opioid-related overdose deaths are due to suicide, which contradicts recent estimates that classified 20% to 30% as such, according to findings of a research letter published in JAMA.
Risk-tolerant patients with opioid use disorder more likely to relapse
Computational markers have revealed that patients in treatment for opioid addiction are more likely to relapse when they develop greater tolerance to risks, according to results published in JAMA Psychiatry.
Ibogaine treatment for opioid use disorder: What you need to know
Miami is one of the few places in the United States where researchers study ibogaine, an indole alkaloid found in the root bark of a West African shrub that has hallucinogenic properties.
Opioid overdose, vaccine preventable diseases among avoidable SLE-related conditions
Opioid use and overdose, and certain vaccine-preventable diseases, are among conditions related to systemic lupus erythematosus that could be avoided or minimized through high-quality, timely ambulatory care, according to findings published in Arthritis Care & Research.
Money from opioid lawsuit settlements ‘will never be enough’ to manage crisis
Recently, two Ohio counties settled with opioid distributors AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson for $215 million in cash just hours before going to trial. A fourth defendant, Teva, agreed to pay $20 million and provide $25 million worth of the opioid substitution therapy buprenorphine, according to the Los Angeles Times. Lawyers and doctors who are following the lawsuit said the settlements will fall well short of resolving the opioid epidemic.