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1. Strategies Used to Manage Chronic Pain in HIV-Disease: Comparing Persons Prescribed Opioids Versus Persons not Receiving Opioids

   Chronic pain is common in people living with HIV (PLWH), causes substantial disability and is associated with limitations in daily activities....

   Jih-Cheng Yeh, Lisa A. Uebelacker, ... Michael D. Stein in AIDS and Behavior

   Article 22 March 2023

2. Patterns of polydrug use among Black Americans who misuse opioids

   In the United States, opioid-related deaths involving polydrug use are now more prevalent than those involving only opioids. What often goes...

   Khary K. Rigg, Michael A. Weiner, Ethan S. Kusiak in The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research

   Article 11 March 2024

3. Patient Perceptions of Opioids and Benzodiazepines and Attitudes Toward Deprescribing

   Background

   Opioids and benzodiazepines (BZDs) pose a public health problem. Older adults are especially susceptible to adverse events from opioids and...

   Casey J. Kelley, Joshua D. Niznik, ... Ellen Roberts in Drugs & Aging

   Article 04 October 2023

4. New Synthetic Opioids: Clinical Considerations and Dangers

   Since the early 2010s, synthetic opioids have significantly contributed to overall opioid-related overdose mortalities. For point of reference, of...

   Amber N. Edinoff, David Martinez Garza, ... Alan D. Kaye in Pain and Therapy

   Article Open access 24 February 2023

5. Opioids for Acute Musculoskeletal Pain: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

   Objective

   To evaluate the efficacy of opioids for people with acute musculoskeletal pain against placebo.

   Study Design

   Systematic review and...

   Caitlin M. P. Jones, Aili Langford, ... Chung-Wei Christine Lin in Drugs

   Article Open access 07 March 2024
   

6. Adverse Drug Reactions to Opioids: A Study in a National Pharmacovigilance Database

   Introduction

   Opioids are commonly used as analgesics; however, like any medicine, they can produce adverse drug reactions (ADRs), including nausea,...

   Moa Gustafsson, Cristiano Matos, ... Florence van Hunsel in Drug Safety

   Article 12 October 2023
   

7. Use of prescription opioids in Israel and socio-economic correlations between 2010 and 2020

   Background

   The use of opioids has increased dramatically over the past several years in Israel. The aim of this study was to explore the trends of...

   Limor Adler, Bar Cohen, ... Joseph Azuri in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research

   Article Open access 07 March 2024
   

8. Risk of Mortality Associated with Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use Including Opioids in Older Adults

   Introduction and Objective

   As the population ages, understanding the potential risks associated with inappropriate medication use becomes increasingly...

   Carina D’Aiuto, Carlotta Lunghi, ... Helen-Maria Vasiliadis in Drug Safety

   Article 09 May 2024
   

9. Unveiling the link between chronic pain and misuse of opioids and cannabis

   Over 50 million Americans endure chronic pain where many do not receive adequate treatment and self-medicate to manage their pain by taking...

   Merel Dagher, Myra Alayoubi, ... Catherine M. Cahill in Journal of Neural Transmission

   Article 03 April 2024
   

10. Effects of Opioids on Immune and Endocrine Function in Patients with Cancer Pain

    Opioids are an important treatment in managing cancer pain. Uncontrolled pain can be detrimental to function and quality of life. Common adverse...

    Anna Bradley, Jason W Boland in Current Treatment Options in Oncology

    Article Open access 05 May 2023
    

11. Quality-of-Life Outcomes for Patients Taking Opioids and Psychotropic Medications Before Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy

    Background

    The impact of cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS-HIPEC) on quality of life (QoL) for patients taking...

    Ian Solsky, Ana Patel, ... Edward A. Levine in Annals of Surgical Oncology

    Article 27 October 2023
    

12. Health care system costs related to potentially inappropriate medication use involving opioids in older adults in Canada

    Background

    Older adults are at risk of potentially inappropriate medication use given polypharmacy, multimorbidity, and age-related changes, which...

    Carina D’Aiuto, Carlotta Lunghi, ... Helen-Maria Vasiliadis in BMC Health Services Research

    Article Open access 24 November 2023
    

13. Counseling for opioids prescribed at discharge of hospitalized adolescent trauma patients

    Background

    Expert consensus recommends prescription opioid safety counseling be provided when prescribing an opioid. This may be especially important...

    Michael J. Mello, Lois K. Lee, ... Janette Baird in Injury Epidemiology

    Article Open access 23 October 2023
    

14. Opioids for the management of dyspnea in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Dyspnea is a prevalent symptom that significantly reduces quality of life of cancer patients. Palliative treatment is necessary when the symptoms do...

    Yusuke Takagi, Junya Sato, ... Takashi Yamaguchi in International Journal of Clinical Oncology

    Article Open access 20 June 2023
    

15. Prescription and consumption of opioids after bariatric surgery: a multicenter prospective cohort study

    Introduction

    In the current opioid crisis, bariatric surgical patients are at increased risk of harms related to postoperative opioid overprescribing....

    Shrieda Jain, Maxime Lapointe-Gagner, ... Julio F. Fiore Jr. in Surgical Endoscopy

    Article 17 July 2023
    

16. Recent trends in the prescription of opioids in the emergency department in patients with urolithiasis

    Purpose

    Pain management is central in the treatment of urolithiasis. We aimed to estimate the impact of the 2017 Department of Health and Human...

    Spencer S. Liem, Timothy Demus, ... Jorge F. Pereira in International Urology and Nephrology

    Article 13 March 2023
    

17. Unmet needs and harm reduction preferences of syringe services program participants: differences by co-use of illicit opioids and methamphetamine

    Background

    The current fourth wave of the United States opioid overdose epidemic is characterized by the co-use of opioids and stimulants, including...

    Rachel Sun, Tonazzina H. Sauda, Rachel A. Hoopsick in Harm Reduction Journal

    Article Open access 19 June 2024

18. Reported adverse events related to use of hepatitis C virus direct-acting antivirals with opioids: 2017–2021

    Introduction

    Due to concerns over potential interactions between some hepatitis C direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) and opioids, we describe adverse...

    Anthony Martinez, Tipu Khan, ... Brian Conway in Harm Reduction Journal

    Article Open access 01 October 2023
    

19. Opioids and Chronic Pain: Impact of the NIH Pathways to Prevention Evidence-Based Workshop Program

    The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) sponsors Pathways to Prevention (P2P), an evidence-based scientific...

    Carrie N. Klabunde, Liberty Walton, ... Charlene L. Liggins in Prevention Science

    Article Open access 15 July 2023
    

20. Effect of surgery on the long-term use of opioids in patients with degenerative back disorders: a retrospective register-based study

    Purpose

    This study based exclusively on register-data provides a scientific basis for further research on the use of opioids in patients with...

    M. Iachina, M. Wod, ... B. Schiøttz-Christensen in European Spine Journal

    Article Open access 31 August 2023