Study reveals how opioid supply shortages shape emergency department prescribing behaviors
When evaluating the opioid crisis, research reveals that external factors—such as the volume of pr...
Family ties protect against opioid misuse among U.S. young adults
As opioid use disorders and overdoses continue to ...
Opioid agonist treatment could substantially reduce drug related deaths if used more widely
New evidence that opioid agonists such as methadon...
Study shows opioid use among US patients with knee osteoarthritis costs 14 billion dollars in societal costs
Although guidelines do not recommend use of opioid...
Vet tranquilliser now implicated in third of fatal opioid overdose cases in Philadelphia
The vet tranquilliser, xylazine, is now implicated...
The link between opioid medication and pancreatic cancer
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center have...
Properly-equipped laypersons can potentially reverse opioid overdose mortality
Without timely reversal, opioid overdose causes re...
Study shows opioid, sedative and antidepressant use pre-surgery leads to worse outcomes
A study led by University of Kentucky Markey Cance...