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Opioid use and opioid use disorder in mono and dual-system users of veteran affairs medical centers

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionEfforts to achieve opioid guideline concordant care may be undermined when patients access multiple opioid prescription sources. Limited data are available on the impact of dual-system sources of care on receipt of opioid medications ...
Joseph Goulet, Joseph Goulet, Yan Cheng, Yan Cheng, William Becker, William Becker, Cynthia Brandt, Cynthia Brandt, Friedhelm Sandbrink, Terri Elizabeth Workman, Terri Elizabeth Workman, Phillip Ma, Phillip Ma, Alexander Libin, Alexander Libin, Alexander Libin, Nawar Shara, Nawar Shara, Nawar Shara, Christopher Spevak, Christopher Spevak, Joel Kupersmith, Qing Zeng-Treitler, Qing Zeng-Treitler   +23 more
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Are we ready to manage an opioid epidemic in the intensive care unit?

Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy, 2022
The current opioid epidemic has had a massive impact on the critical care sector. This is due to an increase in the number of acute opioid overdose-related admissions and the number of opioid-dependent and opioid-tolerant patients admitted to intensive ...
Akshaya Das, Ankur Sharma, Nikhil Kothari, Shilpa Goyal   +3 more
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Management pathway for emergency department patients in the setting of the opioid epidemic and emergency department overcrowding [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2020
Objective The United States is currently in the midst of a major opioid addiction epidemic, of which the primary drivers are a sharp increase in prescription opioid pain medications, their misuse, and the inordinate illicit use of opioids.
Kiersten Gurley, Churchill Onyeii, Jonathan Burstein, Shamai Grossman   +3 more
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Subjective and objective benefits of a novel opioid‐related disorders simulation learning experience for pharmacy students

JACCP: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CLINICAL PHARMACY, 2023
AbstractIntroductionThe subjective and objective benefits of an opioid‐related disorders simulation lab have not been well established in pharmacy student education. Opioid‐related disorders are extremely prevalent, and education of pharmacy students should develop as the role of the pharmacist progresses.ObjectiveTo enhance knowledge, affective skills,
Daniel Greer, Les Barta, Mei T. Liu, Liza Barbarello Andrews   +3 more
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Rising Racial Disparities in Opioid Mortality and Undertreatment of Opioid Use Disorder and Mental Health Comorbidities in Virginia

AJPM Focus, 2023
Introduction: There were more than 100,000 fatal drug overdoses in the U.S. in 2021 alone. In recent years, there has been a shift in opioid mortality from predominantly White rural communities to Black urban communities. This study aimed to identify the
Jacqueline B. Britz, MD, MSPH, Kristen M. O'Loughlin, MS, MA, Tracey L. Henry, MD, MPH, MS, Alicia Richards, BS, Roy T. Sabo, PhD, Heather G. Saunders, PhD, MSW, Sebastian T. Tong, MD, MPH, E. Marshall Brooks, PhD, Jason Lowe, MSW, CPHQ, Ashley Harrell, LCSW, Christine Bethune, MSW, F. Gerard Moeller, MD, Alex H. Krist, MD, MPH   +12 more
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Introduction to HIV and Addiction Medicine for Residents: Integrated Case-Based Learning

MedEdPORTAL, 2016
Introduction Both HIV and addiction medicine are common clinical issues that medical residents encounter in their training. However, there are projected shortages of providers in both arenas, and studies indicate that trainees have limited exposure to ...
Rachel Simmons, Jennifer Siegel
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Stigma as a fundamental hindrance to the United States opioid overdose crisis response. [PDF]

, 2019
Alexander Tsai and co-authors discuss the role of stigma in responses to the US opioid ...
Barnett, Michael L, Beletsky, Leo, Keyes, Katherine M, Kiang, Mathew V, McGinty, Emma E, Smith, Laramie R, Strathdee, Steffanie A, Tsai, Alexander C, Venkataramani, Atheendar S, Wakeman, Sarah E   +9 more
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Opioid-Related Disorders Among Pregnant Women with Sickle Cell Disease and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

Pain Medicine, 2020
Abstract Objective Opioid use during pregnancy has increased in recent years, parallel with the opioid epidemic in the general population. Opioids are commonly used as an analgesic for pain crisis, a hallmark symptom of sickle cell disease (SCD).
Francis Darlington, Benjamina Mbah Acha, Tasha Roshan, Charles Ikeanyionwu, Seun Kutse, Uzoamaka Abajue, Billy Osazuwa, Ian Gomez, Kiara K Spooner, Jason L Salemi, Deepa Dongarwar, Omonike A Olaleye, Hamisu M Salihu, Uche Anadu Ndefo   +13 more
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P068 STD screening and diagnosis among 15–24 year old diagnosed with prescription opioid related disorder [PDF]

Poster Presentations, 2019
Background Many injection drug users have elevated STD/HIV risks, such as sexual-trade for drugs, risky condom-less sex, or multiple sex partners. STD diagnosis and screening among opioid users has not been examined. Methods Using 2016 MarketScan commercial claims data, men and women aged 15–24 with opioid prescriptions were identified.
Chirag Patel, Kendra Cuffe, Guoyu Tao
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Overlapping mechanisms of stress-induced relapse to opioid use disorder and chronic pain: Clinical implications

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2016
Over the past two decades, a steeply growing number of persons with chronic non-cancer pain have been using opioid analgesics chronically to treat it, accompanied by a markedly increased prevalence of individuals with opioid-related misuse, opioid use ...
Udi E Ghitza
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