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US Life Expectancy and Increasing Mortality Rates: An Analysis of the Crisis

The Milbank Quarterly, EarlyView.
Policy Points US life expectancy is shorter than in other high‐income countries and the gap has widened dramatically over time, driven in particular by rising mortality rates that threaten the probability that youth can survive to middle age, or even adulthood.
STEVEN H. WOOLF
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Reducing opioid use for chronic pain with a group‐based intervention: Economic evaluation using randomised controlled trial data

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Long‐term strong opioid use for chronic non‐malignant pain (CNMP) represents a significant public health challenge, associated with reduced health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) and increased mortality. The Improving the Wellbeing of people with Opioid Treated CHronic pain (I‐WOTCH) trial demonstrated that a multicomponent
Sheeja Manchira Krishnan, Vijay S. Gc, Tom Bromilow, Joe W. E. Moss, Katie Booth, Harbinder K. Sandhu, Andrea Manca, Cynthia Paola Iglesias Urrutia, on behalf of the I‐WOTCH team, Harbinder Kaur Sandhu, Sam Eldabe, Charles Abraham, Sharisse Alleyne, Shyam Balasubramanian, Lauren Betteley, Katie Booth, Dawn Carnes, Andrea Dompieri Furlan, Sam Eldabe, Kirstie Haywood, Maddy Hill, Ranjit Lall, Andrea Manca, Dipesh Mistry, Vivien Patricia Nichols, Jennifer Noyes, Anisur Rahman, Kate Seers, Jane Shaw, Nicole Kit Yee Tang, Stephanie Taylor, Colin Tysall, Martin Underwood, Emma Withers, Cynthia Paola Iglesias Urrutia   +34 more
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Reducing opioid consumption levels post-operatively following gastrointestinal surgery – A systematic review of randomized trials

Surgery in Practice and Science, 2022
Background: The opioid crisis has reached epidemic proportions worldwide. Unfortunately, prescription of opioid analgesia in the post-operative phase of treatment is contributing to this problem.
Matthew G. Davey, William P. Joyce
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Evolving Trends in Laryngeal Cancer Mortality in the United States, 1999–2024: A Population‐Based Analysis With Subgroup Stratified Trends through 2020

Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, EarlyView.
Laryngeal cancer mortality in the United States declined from 1999 to 2016, followed by a plateau through 2024. Disparities persist, with males and NH‐Black populations experiencing disproportionately higher mortality. Continued regional and demographic differences highlight the need to strengthen prevention, early detection, and targeted public health
Aryan Tareen, Anoud Khan, Saqib Raza Khan, Muhammad Faez Tahir, Fatima Ibrahim Ahmed, Imaan Shoaib Mufti, Maryam Karam, Rija Tahir, Rinad Akhtar, Muntaha Irfan, Riham Zubair   +10 more
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Opioid free onco-anesthesia: Is it time to convict opioids? A systematic review of literature

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2019
The epidemic of opioid crisis started getting recognised as a public health emergency in view of increasing opioid-related deaths occurring due to undetected respiratory depression.
Raghu S Thota, Seshadri Ramkiran, Rakesh Garg, Jyotsna Goswami, Vaibhavi Baxi, Mary Thomas   +5 more
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Medical cannabis for the reduction of opioid dosage in the treatment of non-cancer chronic pain: a systematic review

Systematic Reviews, 2020
Background Medical cannabis (MC) is currently being used as an adjunct to opiates given its analgesic effects and potential to reduce opiate addiction.
Babasola O. Okusanya, Ibitola O. Asaolu, John E. Ehiri, Linda Jepkoech Kimaru, Abidemi Okechukwu, Cecilia Rosales   +5 more
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Reasonable Exceptions From Unreasonable Policies: Requiring Treatment Agreements for Long‐Term Opioid Therapy and Exemptions for Cancer and Terminal Illness

Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Since drug overdose deaths began increasing in the United States, policy makers and the medical community have developed tools to try to address the crisis. Opioid Treatment Agreements (OTAs) are one such tool which purportedly seek to promote shared decision‐making and informed consent with patients. OTAs are documents that clinicians present
Larisa Svirsky, Martin Fried, Minseo Kim, Sarah R. MacEwan, Nathan Richards, Patricia Zettler, Dana Howard   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The United States opioid epidemic [PDF]

Seminars in Perinatology, 2019
The United States opioid epidemic is a nationwide public health crisis. Initially driven by increased consumption and availability of pharmaceutical opioids, an increasing number of opioid overdoses are now related to heroin and illicitly manufactured fentanyl and fentanyl analogs. Addressing this epidemic requires addressing the stigma associated with
Jennifer, Lyden, Ingrid A, Binswanger
openaire   +2 more sources

The risk and resilience factors associated with secondary traumatic stress in school personnel: A scoping review

British Journal of Educational Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background School personnel bear the emotional burden of students' trauma. Secondary traumatic stress (STS), resulting from indirect trauma exposure, impacts well‐being and job performance through PTSD‐like symptoms, making addressing STS in schools a critical priority.
Paul Gordon, Lisa Jane Rodgers, Martin Dempster, Donncha Hanna   +3 more
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From the COVID‐19 Pandemic to Crises: Lessons for Canadian Climate Governance

Canadian Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract The COVID‐19 pandemic was the most significant governance stress test in recent Canadian history, revealing both the capacities and constraints of Canadian public administration under acute uncertainty. This article examines Canada's pandemic response as a diagnostic case for understanding governance capacity relevant to long‐duration ...
Colin Dring
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