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Medical cannabis for the reduction of opioid dosage in the treatment of non-cancer chronic pain: a systematic review

open access: yesSystematic 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evolving Trends in Laryngeal Cancer Mortality in the United States, 1999–2024: A Population‐Based Analysis With Subgroup Stratified Trends through 2020

open access: yesAsia-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   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The United States opioid epidemic [PDF]

open access: yesSeminars 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

Reasonable Exceptions From Unreasonable Policies: Requiring Treatment Agreements for Long‐Term Opioid Therapy and Exemptions for Cancer and Terminal Illness

open access: yesBioethics, 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   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trends in Intraoperative Opioid Analgesic Use Among Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

open access: yesGraduate Medical Education Research Journal, 2020
Mentor: Andrea Dutoit Program: Anesthesiology Type: Case Report Background: Over-reliance on opioids in the perioperative period has contributed to the opioid epidemic and new non-opioid strategies for multi-modal analgesia are being analyzed and ...
Allison Bell   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yesBritish 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   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Safety of opioid patch initiation in Australian residential aged care [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Explores opioid use by aged care facility residents before and after initiation of transdermal opioid patches. Abstract Objective: To explore opioid use by aged care facility residents before and after initiation of transdermal opioid patches. Design:
Lisa Pont   +5 more
core   +1 more source

The American Opioid Epidemic

open access: yes, 2020
America’s opioid epidemic is a complex, multifaceted issue that needs to be solved using an interdisciplinary approach. The American opioid epidemic is important because of the recent rise of deaths caused by opioids in America.
Tomlin, William
core   +1 more source

Closing the gaps in opioid use disorder research, policy and practice: conference proceedings

open access: yesAddiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2018
Drug overdose deaths involving opioids have surged in recent years and the economic cost of the opioid epidemic is estimated to be over $500 billion annually.
Matthew A. Miclette   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Time and State Legislation Have Decreased Opioid Prescribing in Elective Foot and Ankle Surgery in the United States

open access: yesFoot & Ankle Orthopaedics, 2022
Category: Other; Ankle; Ankle Arthritis; Arthroscopy; Bunion; Hindfoot; Lesser Toes; Midfoot/Forefoot; Sports Introduction/Purpose: The opioid epidemic has focused attention on opioid overprescribing.
Daniel J. Cunningham MD   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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