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Preoperative Risk Factors for Opioid Use Predict Self-Reported Health and Function Up to 6 Months After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. [PDF]
Purpose To identify risk factors that predict the need for rescue opioid use and patient‐reported outcomes following an opioid‐limiting postoperative analgesia protocol after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Methods This prospective cohort study recruited 44 patients undergoing primary arthroscopic‐assisted anterior cruciate ligament ...
Neufeld EV +6 more
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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 +6 more
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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 +9 more
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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 +5 more
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Impact of Chronic Alcohol and Opioid Dependence on Biochemical Parameters: A Retrospective Case Control Study from a Tertiary Care Treatment Center in North India [PDF]
Background: Assessment of biochemical parameters can help in the comprehensive management of patients with substance use disorders (SUDs). The aim of this study was to analyse the biochemical parameters of patients with alcohol and opioid dependence at ...
Rizwana Quraishi +2 more
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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 +8 more
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Ligand-Specific Regulation of the Endogenous Mu-Opioid Receptor by Chronic Treatment with Mu-Opioid Peptide Agonist [PDF]
Since the discovery of the endomorphins (EM), the postulated endogenous peptide agonists of the mu-opioid receptors, several analogues have been synthesized to improve their binding and pharmacological profiles.
Murányi Marianna +25 more
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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 +3 more
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Opioid mediated activity and expression of mu and delta opioid receptors in isolated human term non-laboring myometrium [PDF]
The existence of opioid receptors in mammalian myometrial tissue is now widely accepted. Previously enkephalin degrading enzymes have been shown to be elevated in pregnant rat uterus and a met-enkephalin analogue has been shown to alter spontaneous ...
McMorrow, Jason P. +5 more
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OBJECTIVE: To characterize and address the opioid crisis disproportionately impacting rural U.S. regions. METHODS: The Rural Opioid Initiative (ROI) is a two-phase project to collect and harmonize quantitative and qualitative data and develop tailored ...
Stopka, Thomas J. +49 more
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