Opioid Rx Down for Chronic Noncancer Pain, Cancer Pain in U.S. Adults
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Opioid prescribing declined for both chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) and cancer pain between 2012 and 2019, according to a study published online Aug. 10 in PLOS ONE.
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Learn MoreProgram Cuts Opioid Use in Teens After Spinal Surgery for Scoliosis
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An intervention that involves preoperative patient education and smaller prescription quantity successfully reduces opioid use while maintaining pain control following posterior spinal fusion for adolescent id…
Learn MoreSe emiten menos recetas de opioides en EE.UU.
JUEVES, 11 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — En Estados Unidos hay una epidemia de opioides, pero hay una buena noticia en la lucha contra esta epidemia: los pacientes con un seguro privado están recibiendo menos recetas de estos adictivos fármaco…
Learn MoreLos niños que reciben cirugías de la columna pueden reducir los opioides
JUEVES, 11 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La cirugía espinal (de la columna) es dolorosa, pero ahora se necesitan menos analgésicos opioides para ayudar a los niños y adolescentes a gestionarlo, encuentra un estudio reciente.Un equipo de invest…
Learn MoreU.S. Opioid Prescriptions Are Declining
THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The United States has an opioid epidemic, but there’s one bright spot in the fight against it: Prescriptions for these addictive drugs have declined for patients with private insurance.Amid guidelines over t…
Learn MoreKids Getting Spinal Surgeries May Cut Back on Opioids
THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Spinal surgery is painful, but fewer addictive opioid painkillers are needed now to help kids and teens manage it, a new study finds.A research team from Michigan Medicine found that scoliosis patients underg…
Learn MoreUse of Medication Therapy for Opioid Use Disorder Increased 2010 to 2019
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Despite some progress in expanding access to medications to treat opioid use disorder (MOUD), a substantial gap between OUD prevalence and treatment receipt still exists, according to a study published onli…
Learn MoreHep C Reinfection Low Among People Receiving Opioid Agonist Therapy
MONDAY, Aug. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Reinfection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is low after successful treatment among people receiving opioid agonist therapy (OAT), according to a study published online Aug. 9 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Learn MoreSe prevé que una oleada de sobredosis de opioides afecte a las áreas rurales y urbanas de EE. UU.
VIERNES, 29 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Unos expertos predicen que las sobredosis de opioides aumentarán en las áreas tanto rurales como urbanas, debido a la letal práctica de mezclar los narcóticos altamente adictivos con otras drogas.La ole…
Learn MoreWave of Opioid Overdoses Expected to Hit U.S. Rural, Urban Areas
FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Experts predict opioid overdoses will climb in both rural and urban areas because of the lethal practice of mixing the highly addictive narcotics with other drugs. The coming wave of opioid overdoses “will be …
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