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  1. Open Access 17-04-2024 | Opioids | ReviewPaper

    Opioids-Induced Long QT Syndrome: A Challenge to Cardiac Health

    The challenge posed by opioid overdose has become a significant concern for health systems due to the complexities associated with drug prohibition, widespread clinical use, and potential abuse. In response, healthcare professionals have primarily …

  2. 03-04-2024 | Opioids | ReviewPaper

    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 substances like opioids and cannabis. Research has shown high comorbidity between chronic pain and …

  3. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Tramadol | OriginalPaper

    Comparative safety of tramadol and other opioids following total hip and knee arthroplasty

    Pain management after total hip and knee arthroplasty (THA/TKA) is a critical part of postoperative care [ 1 ]. Moderate to severe pain is typical and pain control is important to participate in rehabilitation activities and restore function.

  4. Open Access 07-03-2024 | Opioids | ReviewPaper

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

    Musculoskeletal pain is responsible for the largest disability burden on individuals and the health care system, affecting approximately 1.7 billion people worldwide in 2019 [ 1 ]. Many people present to health care services seeking treatment for …

  5. 11-03-2024 | Opioids | Online First

    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 unnoticed is that deaths involving more than one substance are increasing more rapidly among Black …

  6. 11-04-2024 | Opioids | Online First

    Comparison of sequential and mixture injections of opioids and hyperbaric bupivacaine for subarachnoid block for lower segment caesarean section: a randomised controlled study

    Lower segment caesarean section (LSCS) is among the most common surgical procedures in the world. Its incidence has increased and continues to increase particularly in middle- and high-income countries [ 1 ]. Neuraxial anaesthesia, most commonly …

  7. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Opioids | OriginalPaper

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

    Opioids are a class of narcotic analgesic medications used for medium to strong pain alleviation. While opioids are quite efficient in alleviating severe pain in oncological patients and for short-term use in patients after trauma or surgery, they …

  8. 19-03-2024 | Opioids | Online First

    Does cannabis use substitute for opioids? A preliminary exploratory survey in opioid maintenance patients

    Various studies showed that people with substance use disorder use cannabis to reduce withdrawal or dose of their main drug. Using a questionnaire about their cannabis use, 118 participants in an opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) in Germany were …

  9. 01-03-2024 | Tramadol | News

    Concurrent use of opioids and skeletal muscle relaxants: assessing comparative risk of injury due to oversedation

  10. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Naloxone | OriginalPaper

    Is a randomised controlled trial of take home naloxone distributed in emergency settings likely to be feasible and acceptable? Findings from a UK qualitative study exploring perspectives of people who use opioids and emergency services staff

    Accidental overdose and death from opioids is a significant public health problem, with around 100,000 annual deaths globally, with relatively high rates particularly in high-income countries [ 1 – 4 ]. Non-fatal overdose is associated with …

  11. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Opioids | OriginalPaper

    Relationship between facility number of clinicians and prescribing intensity of psychotropic medications, opioids, and antibiotics in ambulatory practice

    We used the VHA Corporate Data Warehouse, the central data repository derived from the VA’s systemwide electronic health record, to calculate facility prescribing intensity for each medication, separately for primary care physicians (PCPs) and for …

  12. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Opioids | OriginalPaper

    Efficacy of interventions targeted at physician prescribers of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain: an overview of systematic reviews

    In 2015, the life expectancy of adults in the USA entered a period of sustained decline rivaled only by the First World War and the 1918 influenza pandemic [ 1 ]. This decrease was caused by overdoses and suicides related to opioid use [ 1 ]. In …

  13. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Opioids | OriginalPaper

    Opioids and fibromyalgia: frequency of use and factors associated with increased consumption in patients remitted to a tertiary care center

    The recent widespread availability of oral opioids for several chronic pain disorders has led to their use in the management of fibromyalgia (FM). After an initial peak in USA twenty years ago, followed by an increase in other countries such as …

  14. Open Access 13-11-2023 | Opioids | OriginalPaper

    Psychological distress among postpartum women who took opioids during pregnancy: the role of perceived stigma in healthcare settings

    This study examined the relationship between perceived stigma in healthcare settings during pregnancy and psychological distress and well-being in the postpartum period among individuals who took opioids while pregnant. Analyses included 134 birth …

  15. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Opioids | OriginalPaper

    Antenatal care of women who use opioids: a qualitative study of practitioners’ perceptions of strengths and challenges of current service provision in Scotland

    Increasing levels of opioid use in pregnancy across the world have been described as a significant public health concern for both mothers and their children [ 1 ]. Evidence indicates that all forms of opioids taken during pregnancy can have impacts …

  16. 21-12-2023 | Opioids | OriginalPaper

    Intravenous paracetamol compared to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and opioids for acute pain in emergency departments

    Pain of one type or another, is the chief complaint in 80% of patients who present to Emergency Departments (ED) each year [ 1 ]. Oral paracetamol, oral and parenteral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NASIDs) and opioids are administered as …

  17. 02-01-2024 | Opioids | Letter

    Comment on: “Patient Perceptions of Opioids and Benzodiazepines and Attitudes Toward Deprescribing”

  18. Open Access 01-12-2024 | Opioids | OriginalPaper

    Experiences of and recommendations for LGBTQ+-affirming substance use services: an exploratory qualitative descriptive study with LGBTQ+ people who use opioids and other drugs

    Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other populations included in the LGBTQ community (LGBTQ+; e.g., asexual individuals) have higher rates of substance use (SU) and substance use disorders (SUD) compared to heterosexual and cisgender …

  19. 05-08-2023 | Non-Invasive Ventilation | OriginalPaper

    High doses of opioids usage for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients with non-invasive ventilation

    Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a degenerative motor neuron disease that often causes respiratory distress and somatic pain due to immobility. Especially in the terminal stage, these symptoms cause a great degree of distress [ 1 , 2 ]. Pain …

  20. Open Access 03-11-2023 | Opioids | BriefCommunication

    Scheduled intravenous opioids

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