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Postoperative Effects of Celecoxib on Opioid Use and Pain Control After Benign Oropharyngeal Surgery

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
This study evaluated how the addition of celecoxib to a multimodal pain regimen following tonsillectomy + adenoidectomy, or uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) + tonsillectomy affects postoperative opioid use and pain control. Patients who received celecoxib consumed significantly fewer opioids compared to the historic control group, with similar ...
Alana Platukus, Praneet Kaki, Anastasia Kaffenes, Udeerna Tippabhatla, Jared Robinson, Jaehee Kim, Erin Creighton, Meghan Crippen, Maurits Boon, Colin Huntley   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pain Therapy Guided by Purpose and Perspective in Light of the Opioid Epidemic

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2018
Prescription opioid misuse is an ongoing and escalating epidemic. Although these pharmacological agents are highly effective analgesics prescribed for different types of pain, opioids also induce euphoria, leading to increasing diversion and misuse ...
Amie L. Severino, Amie L. Severino, Amie L. Severino, Amie L. Severino, Arash Shadfar, Joshua K. Hakimian, Joshua K. Hakimian, Oliver Crane, Oliver Crane, Ganeev Singh, Ganeev Singh, Keith Heinzerling, Wendy M. Walwyn, Wendy M. Walwyn   +13 more
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Evaluation of Volume of News Reporting and Opioid-Related Deaths in the United States: Comparative Analysis Study of Geographic and Socioeconomic Differences

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2020
BackgroundNews media coverage is a powerful influence on public attitude and government action. The digitization of news media covering the current opioid epidemic has changed the landscape of coverage and may have implications for how to effectively ...
Hswen, Yulin, Zhang, Amanda, Freifeld, Clark, Brownstein, John S   +3 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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The Application of Telemedicine in Surgery

Med Research, EarlyView.
This figure provides an overview of the content presented in this article. Telemedicine is integrated throughout the entire surgical workflow, with distinct applications across the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases. These applications are enabled by a suite of supporting technologies, while the associated implementation challenges ...
Yufan Yang, Chang Liu, Xue Sun, Yiting Wang, Minghui Zhao, Shuya Jiang, Haoling Zhang, Wangzheqi Zhang, Wenwen Shi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Opioid trends in Finland: a register-based nationwide follow-up study

Scientific Reports, 2022
The opioid epidemic in the U.S has gotten payers, prescribers, and policymakers alike interested in trends in opioid use. Despite no recognized opioid crisis in Europe, several countries have reported an increase in opioid-related deaths, which has ...
Jaana Keto, Tarja Heiskanen, Katri Hamunen, Maija-Liisa Kalliomäki, Miika Linna   +4 more
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Pain And Opioid Systems, Implications In The Opioid Epidemic [PDF]

Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 2019
Pain has a useful protective role; through avoidance learning, it helps to decrease the probability of engaging in tissue-damaging, or otherwise dangerous experiences. In our modern society, the experience of acute post-surgical pain and the development of chronic pain states represent an unnecessary negative outcome.
Nicolas, Massaly, Jose A, Morón
openaire   +2 more sources

Firearms as a Market‐Driven Epidemic: Potential Pathways to Reduce Preventable Firearm‐Related Harm in the United States

The Milbank Quarterly, EarlyView.
Policy Points For half a century, firearm‐related deaths and injuries have been endemic in the United States, with COVID‐19 contributing to a record high of 48,830 deaths in 2021, an epidemic rate increase. By 2023, national trends masked a significant 10‐fold difference in firearm‐related death rates among states.
ESZTER RIMÁNYI, JONATHAN D. QUICK, STEPHEN W. HARGARTEN, CHARLES C. BRANAS, SANDRO GALEA, NASON MAANI, JONATHAN LOWY, ZAIN HUSSAIN, NICHOLAS HOFFMANN   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impacts of Global Cannabis Policy Changes on Substance Use: A Systematic Review of Quasi‐Experimental Studies

The Milbank Quarterly, EarlyView.
Policy Points The liberalization of medical and recreational cannabis policies may increase cannabis initiation across age groups, with increased prevalence of cannabis use among young adults and adults and weaker effects among youth. Evidence also suggests increases in cannabis‐related health care utilization among adults.
SARAH B. WINDLE, PETER M. SOCHA, JASLEEN ARNEJA, SAM HARPER, GENEVIEVE GORE, GENEVIÉVE GARIÉPY, EVA GRAHAM, ANDREA BENEDETTI, ARIJIT NANDI   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drug sellers' use of a drug checking service amid the overdose crisis in British Columbia, Canada

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims This study examined the use of a drug checking service by drug sellers in British Columbia, Canada, to assess motivations for service use and substances intended for distribution, focusing on risks associated with an unstable illicit drug market.
Pablo Gonzalez‐Nieto, Bruce Wallace, Collin Kielty, Irene Shkolnikov, Ava Margolese, Jaime Arredondo Sanchez Lira, Chris Gill, Dennis Hore   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source