Current status of opioid addiction treatment and related preclinical research
Science Advances, 2019 Two effective treatments for opioid addiction, methadone and buprenorphine-naloxone maintenance, should be widely implemented. Opioid use disorders (OUDs) are diseases of the brain with behavioral, psychological, neurobiological, and medical ...
M. Kreek, B. Reed, E. Butelman
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Trends and Associated Factors of Use of Opioid, Heroin, and Cannabis Among Patients for Emergency Department Visits in Nevada: 2009–2017 [PDF]
, 2019 To examine trends and contributing factors of opioid, heroin, and cannabis-associated emergency department (ED) visits in Nevada. The 2009 to 2017 Nevada State ED database (n = 7,950,554 ED visits) were used.
Chun, Sungyoun +6 more
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Caenorhabditis elegans as a model system to identify therapeutics for alcohol use disorders [PDF]
, 2019 Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) cause serious problems in society and few effective treatments are available. Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) is an excellent invertebrate model to study the neurobiological basis of human behavior with a conserved, fully
Bell, Richard L. +6 more
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Substance Use Disorder Insurance Benefits: A Survey of State Benchmark Plans
, 2019 Professor Tovino presents the results of a survey of state benchmark health plan coverage of substance use disorder treatments and services, including treatments and services for opioid use ...
Tovino, Stacey A.
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A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT STUDY OF THE implimentation of the VERMONT NEWBORN PLAN OF SAFE CARE AMONG NURSING STAFF AT VERMONT HOSPITALS [PDF]
, 2019 PURPOSE: The purpose of this quality improvement needs assessment was to evaluate the implementation of the Vermont Newborn Plan of Safe Care (VNPSC) since its introduction 17 months ago. These plans were created in response to federal mandates to create
Buley, Annik
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Gabapentinoid use disorder. Update for clinicians [PDF]
, 2018 Gabapentinoids (gabapentin and pregabalin) are versatile drugs, indicated mainly for epilepsy and neuropathic pain, and have long been viewed as agents with little potential for abuse.
Ann LeQuang, Jo +5 more
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The Kids Are Not Alright: Leveraging Existing Health Law to Attack the Opioid Crisis Upstream [PDF]
, 2019 The opioid crisis is now a nationwide epidemic, ravaging both rural and urban communities. The public health and economic consequences are staggering; recent estimates suggest the epidemic has contracted the U.S. labor market by over one million jobs and
Cannon, Yael
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Administration of Long-Acting Injections [PDF]
, 2018 Expanding the scope of pharmacy practice demonstrates that the profession has been successful at improving public health. Despite being a late adopter, New York\u27s limited experience with vaccines has improved immunization rates and lowered rates of ...
Noel, Christopher, Williams, Karl
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The Prescription Opioid Epidemic: an Evidence-Based Approach [PDF]
, 2015 A group of experts, led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, issued this report aimed at stemming the prescription opioid epidemic, a crisis that kills an average of 44 people a day in the U.S.
G. Caleb Alexander, Shannon Frattaroli
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Managing Prolonged Pain After Surgery: Examining the Role of Opioids. [PDF]
, 2018 A notable minority of patients experience persistent postsurgical pain and some of these patients consequently have prolonged exposure to opioids. Risk factors for prolonged opioid use after surgery include preoperative opioid use, anxiety, substance ...
Pozek, John-Paul J. +2 more
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