Opioid

Acupuncture was superior to sham acupuncture in reducing methadone doses and opioid cravings in patients undergoing treatment for opioid addiction, findings showed.

Nearly one-quarter of outpatient visits by patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases in the United States between 2006 and 2019 resulted in an opioid prescription, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Thursday that members of the Sackler family cannot be protected from future lawsuits for their roles in the opioid epidemic.

SAN DIEGO —– New daily persistent headache presents itself relatively early in life, is commonly triggered by stress and leads to stigma and disability, according to a speaker at the American Headache Society Annual Scientific Meeting.

BOSTON — In this video exclusive, Maria Fleseriu, MD, FACE, discusses some of the top adrenal and pituitary news from ENDO 2024.

Patients with rheumatic diseases demonstrate a high reliance on opioids around the time of diagnosis, and significant numbers of patients were not on appropriate treatment in the year afterward, according to data in Clinical Rheumatology.

CHICAGO — Comprehensive prescription drug monitoring program mandates appeared associated with a moderate reduction in the number of opioid analgesics dispensed to people dying of cancer, according to study results.

Drug overdose deaths in the United States decreased in 2023 for the first time in half a decade, preliminary CDC data showed.

DESTIN, Fla. — Clinical practice guidelines for chronic pain sometimes emerge through flawed processes, present conflicting statements, and warrant close evaluation, according to a speaker at the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology East.

The number of pills containing illicit fentanyl that were seized by United States law enforcement in 2023 was 2,300 times greater than the number in 2017, according to a study published in the International Journal of Drug Policy.