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Opioid Use Patterns After Nonsurgical Management of Distal Radius Fractures: A Call for Opioid Stewardship [PDF]

Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online
Purpose: While most opioid research focuses on postoperative use, limited data exist on prescribing patterns in nonsurgical management of common injuries such as distal radius fractures (DRFs).
Sina Ramtin, MD, Sara Khan, BS, Vijay Chhabra, BA, Wali Pirzada, BS, Mohammad Khak, MD, Asif M. Ilyas, MD, MBA   +5 more
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Cannabis-opioid interaction in the treatment of fibromyalgia pain: an open-label, proof of concept study with randomization between treatment groups: cannabis, oxycodone or cannabis/oxycodone combination—the SPIRAL study

Trials, 2023
Background Opioids continue to be widely prescribed for chronic noncancer pain, despite the awareness that opioids provide only short-time pain relief, lead to dose accumulation, have numerous adverse effects, and are difficult to wean. As an alternative,
Cornelis Jan van Dam, Monique van Velzen, Cornelis Kramers, Arnt Schellekens, Erik Olofsen, Marieke Niesters, Albert Dahan   +6 more
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Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) Chronic Pain & Opioid Stewardship in Northwestern Ontario: A Thematic Analysis of Patient Cases

Canadian Journal of Pain, 2022
Background Chronic pain (CP) is a debilitating disease that reduces quality of life, decreases productivity, and has become a primary cause of health care resource consumption.
Patricia A. Poulin, Yaadwinder Shergill, Adrian Grebowicz, Inês Almeida, Rosemee Cantave, Bryan MacLeod, Tim Larocque, Donna Garstin, Sarah F. Fitzgerald, Joshua A. Rash   +9 more
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HealthCare educational differences in pain management, adverse childhood experiences and their relationship to substance use disorder education

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2022
Background In order to assist the State of Ohio in the United States in addressing the opioid epidemic, the Ohio Attorney General appointed experts in a variety of academic disciplines to the Scientific Committee on Opioid Prevention and Education (SCOPE)
Myriam Shaw Ojeda, Aleda M. H. Chen, Tessa Miracle, Elizabeth Delaney, Caroline E. Freiermuth, Jon E. Sprague   +5 more
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Drug use patterns and factors related to the use and discontinuation of medications for opioid use disorder in the age of fentanyl: findings from a mixed-methods study of people who use drugs

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2023
Background Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD; methadone, buprenorphine, naltrexone) are the most effective treatments for OUD, and MOUD is protective against fatal overdoses.
Jaclyn M. W. Hughto, Abigail Tapper, Sabrina S. Rapisarda, Thomas J. Stopka, Wilson R. Palacios, Patricia Case, Joseph Silcox, Patience Moyo, Traci C. Green   +8 more
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Alternatives to Arrest for Illicit Opioid Use: A Joint Criminal Justice and Healthcare Treatment Collaboration

Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2020
Opioid overdoses continue to be a leading cause of death in the US. This public health crisis warrants innovative responses to help prevent fatal overdose.
Andrea J Yatsco, Rachel D Garza, Tiffany Champagne-Langabeer, James R Langabeer   +3 more
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Efficacy of Tramadol Hydrochloride as Local Anaesthetic and Analgesic Agent for Extraction of Maxillary Teeth [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020
Introduction: To make the extraction experience pain-free administering local anaesthesia before dental extraction is standard protocol worldwide. Over the years, the concept of local anaesthesia and anaesthetic agents has evolved.
U Siva Kalyan, NVV Satya Bhushan, Kc Chiang, D Aparna, T Sunil   +4 more
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Comparative Efficacy of Two Different Dosages of Intrathecal Magnesium Sulphate Supplementation in Subarachnoid Block [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014
Background: Spinal anaesthesia is the primary anaesthetic technique for many types of surgeries. Adjuncts to the local anaesthetics (LA) used in spinal anaesthesia can exhibit undesirable side-effects like respiratory depression, urinary retention ...
Binesh Kathuria, Neeru Luthra, Aanchal Gupta, Anju Grewal, Dinesh Sood   +4 more
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Pharmacological Prevention of Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal in a Pregnant Guinea Pig Model

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
Newborns exposed to prenatal opioids often experience intense postnatal withdrawal after cessation of the opioid, called neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS), with limited pre- and postnatal therapeutic options available.
Alireza Safa, Allison R. Lau, Sydney Aten, Karl Schilling, Karen L. Bales, Victoria A. Miller, Julie Fitzgerald, Min Chen, Kasey Hill, Kyle Dzwigalski, Karl Obrietan, Mitch A. Phelps, Wolfgang Sadee, Wolfgang Sadee, John Oberdick   +14 more
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Efficacy of PECS block in addition to multimodal analgesia for postoperative pain management in patients undergoing outpatient elective breast surgery: A retrospective study

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
BackgroundPectoralis nerve blocks (PECS) have been shown in numerous studies to be a safe and effective method to treat postoperative pain and reduce postoperative opioid consumption after breast surgery.
Alberto A. Uribe, Tristan E. Weaver, Marco Echeverria-Villalobos, Luis Periel, Joshua Pasek, Juan Fiorda-Diaz, Marilly Palettas, Roman J. Skoracki, Stephen J. Poteet, Jarrett A. Heard   +9 more
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