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Health disparities in chronic liver disease

open access: yesHepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Retail chain pharmacy opioid dispensing practices from 1997 to 2020: A content analysis of internal industry documents

open access: yesDrug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 2023
Context: Lawsuits have determined that community pharmacy chains played a crucial role in the opioid epidemic. However, little research has assessed community pharmacy practices.
Clever Chiu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

“They think you’re trying to get the drug”: Qualitative investigation of chronic pain patients’ health care experiences during the opioid overdose epidemic in Canada

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Pain, 2021
Background: The opioid overdose epidemic has led health care providers to increased vigilance for opioid-related risks in the treatment of chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP). Media have conveyed stigmatizing representations of opioid analgesics.
Lise Dassieu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Championing awareness of the opioid epidemic through a service-learning module for non-STEM biology majors

open access: yesFrontiers in Education, 2023
Over 50,000 people die annually from opioid overdoses in the United States leading to what has become known as the “opioid epidemic.” This is of heightened concern in states like Alabama that experience higher rates of overall drug use and overdose ...
Ryleigh Fleming   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Opioid Use Disorder in Women and the Implications for Treatment

open access: yesPsychiatric Research and Clinical Practice, 2021
Objective The opioid epidemic continues to evolve and impact all groups of people. Moreover, there are concerning trends among women. The aim of this article is to provide a review of opioid use disorder in women and the implications for treatment ...
Celestina Barbosa‐Leiker   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evidence-Based Orthopaedic Post-Operative Opioid Prescribing Recommendations Following Foot & Ankle Surgery

open access: yesSurgiColl, 2023
The ongoing opioid epidemic in the United States is a pressing public health issue, with prescription opioids being a contributing factor, particularly among orthopedic surgeons identified as high-volume prescribers.
William Johns   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tackle the epidemic, not the opioids [PDF]

open access: yesNature, 2019
Unless attention turns to what leads to addiction and overdose, treatment will always be out of date, says Judith Feinberg. Unless attention turns to what leads to addiction and overdose, treatment will always be out of date, says Judith Feinberg.
openaire   +2 more sources

Modeling the Prescription Opioid Epidemic [PDF]

open access: yesBulletin of Mathematical Biology, 2019
27 pages, 13 figures. Bull Math Biol (2019)
Nicholas A. Battista   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Predicting Opioid Epidemic by Using Twitter Data [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Opioid crisis was declared as a public health emergency in 2017 by the President of USA. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 91 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose.
Rendon, David Campo   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Transforming Prescription Opioid Practices in Primary Care With Change Theory

open access: yesHealth Services Insights, 2021
The opioid epidemic continues to be an ongoing public health crisis. Many primary health care providers aptly serve as the gatekeeper to opioid prescriptions.
Rob E. Carpenter   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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