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Clinical perspectives on hospitals’ role in the opioid epidemic
BMC Health Services Research, 2020 Background Policymakers, legislators, and clinicians have raised concerns that hospital-based clinicians may be incentivized to inappropriately prescribe and administer opioids when addressing pain care needs of their patients, thus potentially ...
Olena Mazurenko +4 more
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Are we missing the opioid consumption in low- and middle-income countries?
Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 2023 The rise in opioid prescriptions with a parallel increase in opioid use disorders remains a significant challenge in some developed countries (opioid epidemic). However, little is known about opioid consumption in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Correia Igor +4 more
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Syndemics and the etiology of opioid misuse among women: A qualitative study
SSM: Qualitative Research in Health, 2022 The opioid epidemic remains a public health priority in the United States. There is evidence that women are experiencing disparities within the epidemic, including an earlier onset of prescription opioid misuse and a higher prevalence of child ...
Antoinette L. Spector +5 more
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What’s New in the Battle Against the Opioid Crisis in Hand Surgery: A Review
Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online, 2019 The opioid epidemic is the subject of much debate and research within all medical fields. Notable work has been done in hand surgery. The purpose of this article is to review the recent literature as it pertains to opioid use in hand surgery.
Daniel A. Seigerman, MD +6 more
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The opioid crisis in North America: facts and future lessons for Europe
Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy, 2020 Over the past two decades, opioid-related hospitalizations and deaths in North America have reached the level of a public health emergency. Initially, the epidemic of opioid misuse was largely driven by pharmaceutical companies and initiated by their ...
Kennedy Ayoo +3 more
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Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2019 Background: Opioid addiction and overdose rates are reaching unprecedented levels in the U.S., with around 47,736 overdose deaths in 2017. Many stakeholders affect the opioid epidemic, including government entities, healthcare providers and policymakers,
Nasser Sharareh +3 more
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Preventing opioid overdose with peer-administered naloxone: findings from a rural state
Harm Reduction Journal, 2020 Background In response to the opioid epidemic, naloxone distribution programs aim to prevent overdose death by making naloxone available and training people to use it.
Bridget L. Hanson +3 more
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Opioid epidemic and liver disease
JHEP Reports, 2019 Summary: Opioid use in the United States and in many parts of the world has reached epidemic proportions. This has led to excess mortality as well as significant changes in the epidemiology of liver disease.
Elizabeth C. Verna +2 more
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Are US Plastic Surgery Residents Equipped to Face the Opioid Epidemic? A National Survey
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2021 Summary:. The United States opioid epidemic is among this century’s most profound threats to public health and demands that all physicians consider their role in reversing its trajectory.
Banafsheh Sharif-Askary, MD +3 more
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Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy, 2020 Opioid use and prescribing have become a subject of increasing focus and scrutiny. The ongoing “opioid epidemic” in North America has further increased interest in this area.
John Mikhaeil +4 more
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