Opioids Frequently Prescribed to Patients With Cirrhosis
THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Opioids are frequently prescribed to patients with cirrhosis, often without a pain diagnosis, according to a research letter published online Dec. 8 in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.Anna H. Lee, M…
Learn MoreBabies in Danger From Ingesting Opioids Laced With Animal Tranquilizer
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When a toddler or an infant accidentally ingests a prescription opioid medication, the immediate results can prove deadly, experts warn.But another new worrisome dynamic is afoot in the United States, a jus…
Learn MoreAvoiding Opioids, Many Patients in Pain Get Gabapentin Instead. Does It Work?
FRIDAY, Dec. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As doctors have tried to steer their chronic pain patients away from highly addictive opioids, many have turned to two antiseizure drugs, but a new review finds they are only “modestly effective” at treating p…
Learn MoreOverdose Deaths Up in Teens From July to December 2019 to 2021
MONDAY, Dec. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From July to December 2019 to July to December 2021, there was an increase in overdose deaths and deaths involving illicitly manufactured fentanyls (IMFs), according to research published in the Dec. 16 issue…
Learn MoreLos casos de una infección cardiaca letal vinculada con el abuso de opioides se dispararon en la pandemia
MARTES, 13 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los investigadores ya sabían que inyectarse drogas puede conducir a una infección del corazón, peligrosa y letal, llamada endocarditis.Ahora, saben que infectarse con la COVID-19 también parece aumen…
Learn MoreCases of Deadly Heart Infection Tied to Opioid Abuse Rose Sharply During Pandemic
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers already knew that injecting drugs can lead to the dangerous and deadly heart infection called endocarditis.Now they know that also becoming infected with COVID-19 appears to increase risk for this…
Learn MoreOpioid Misuse Linked to Increased Suicide Risk in Persons With Disabilities
MONDAY, Dec. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Opioid misuse is associated with an increased risk for suicide, and people with disabilities have a further increased risk, according to a study published online Dec. 8 in Substance Use & Misuse.Keith T. Chan,…
Learn MoreFewer Buprenorphine Initiation Episodes Seen During Pandemic
FRIDAY, Dec. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The number of active prescriptions for buprenorphine remained stable during the COVID-19 pandemic, with fewer new treatment episodes and fewer episodes ending, according to a study published online Dec. 6 in th…
Learn MoreDiscontinuing Long-Term Opioids Tied to Overdose Risk
THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Discontinuing prescribed opioids in people with chronic pain is associated with increased overdose risk, according to a study published online Dec. 1 in PLOS Medicine.Mary Clare Kennedy, Ph.D., from the Unive…
Learn MoreLegalization of Medical Marijuana Beneficial for Cancer Patients
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Legalization of medical marijuana is associated with a reduction in opioid dispensing and pain-related hospital events among adults receiving treatment for newly diagnosed cancers, according to a study publishe…
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