(HealthNewsDigest.com) – LOS ANGELES – Two linked studies led by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers have found strong associations between drug misuse generally and opioid misuse specifically among unemployed Americans….
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Importance of Monitoring for Post-treatment Opioid Use in Young Sarcoma Patients
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – New analysis finds more than half of U.S. adolescents and young adults with sarcoma—a type of cancer in the bones or soft tissues—are often prescribed opioids to treat their pain.
New App Helps People Struggling With Opioids
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., May 18, 2022 – With opioid-overdose deaths reaching an all-time high during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new app developed at UVA Health is helping people struggling with opioids get the care they need.
Mailed Kits Doubles Rate of Leftover Opioids Disposal
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Mailed opioid disposal kits led to 60 percent of patients who had leftover opioid pain pills properly disposing of them after surgeries
New Pain Management Approach Reduced Opioid Use After C-Sections
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – For years, women recovering from cesarean section (C-section) deliveries have been given devices that let them, with a button, control the flow of opioid painkillers into their IV line.
Disasters Could Disrupt Care for Opioid Use Disorder in Most Communities
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The COVID-19 pandemic has spiked the overdose death rate from opioid use. For people who rely on medications (buprenorphine, methadone, and extended-release naltrexone)….
Experts Share Their Work Combating Nation’s Opioid Crisis at 2022 Rx Summit
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – LEXINGTON, Ky. — University of Kentucky experts on the front lines of the nation’s opioid and addiction crises will share their work in the field of opioid use disorder research….
INTEGRA Gives Former Opioid User Purpose on His Road to Recovery
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Frank Williams was raised in the church playing the keyboard, but by the age of 13, he was introduced to illegal substances and began selling marijuana by his freshman year of high school.
Programs to Reduce Opioid Use After Urologic Surgery Work
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – April 11, 2022 – Current evidence supports the effectiveness of interventions to reduce prescribing of opioid pain medications after urologic surgery…
Medication Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Receiving psychosocial and behavioral therapy alongside medications for opioid use disorder leads to better treatment engagement and continuity, according to Rutgers researchers.
Only 1 in 4 People Needing Treatment Received Medication for Opioid Use Disorder
HealthNewsDigest.com) – Despite strong evidence that medication is the most effective treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), adolescents and most adults who might benefit from OUD treatment report no medication use
School Clinicians Need More Training in Opioid Misuse Interventions
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A study from the University at Albany School of Public Health found that school-based health center providers lack the training and confidence to successfully deliver opioid misuse interventions.
Opioid Use Affects Offspring in Rats
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – New research from scientists suggests opioid use before pregnancy—even if not used during pregnancy itself—could result in a higher likelihood that a mother’s male offspring will develop type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome
Opioid Epidemic: The Many Faces of Fentanyl
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – While Covid has ruled the headlines for two years running, a different epidemic is claiming the lives of more than 100,000 Americans every year.
Opioid Overdoses Linked to Child Abuse
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – COLUMBUS, Ohio – Neighborhoods with more opioid overdoses have higher rates of child welfare investigations and confirmed cases of child maltreatment, a new study in Ohio finds.
Heart Surgery Patients May Not Need Opioid Pain Meds when Discharged
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHICAGO — Many patients who undergo heart surgery may be able to safely and effectively control postoperative pain without opioids after hospital discharge
Dramatic Gains in Emergency Department Care for Opioid Use Disorder
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – PHILADELPHIA— A program designed to increase initiation of buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder in the emergency department led to a sixfold increase in its use at three Penn Medicine hospitals
Trauma Increases Risk of Opioid Abuse
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Young adults who experienced trauma in childhood are more at risk for misusing prescription opioids, according to new research from the University of Georgia.
Effectiveness of Telehealth in Opioid Use Disorder
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – PHILADELPHIA – The majority of individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) face access barriers to evidence-based treatment.
Beyond Surgical Prescribing Practices – Opioids Research
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – In “An Institutional Approach to Managing the Opioid Crisis,” the authors describe the elements of Mayo Clinic’s Opioid Stewardship Program.