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Monitoring outcomes of substance use disorder among healthcare professionals in Utah: A retrospective study of the professionals health program

The American Journal on Addictions, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Objectives Substance use disorders (SUD) among healthcare professionals threaten both patient safety and workforce stability. Professional health programs (PHPs) aim to support recovery and safe practice reentry, yet outcomes for non‐physician professionals remain underexplored. This study assessed return to use and professional
Mubo O. Olufemi, Lisa J. Merlo, Melissa Cheng, Hongwei Zhao, Justin Yang, Matthew S. Thiese   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trends in drug overdose deaths among adults 65 years of age and older in Canada (2000–2022)

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports
Background: Although young adults and middle-aged adults have borne the brunt of the drug overdose crisis in Canada, older adults are also at an increased risk of harms.
Sameer Imtiaz, Farihah Ali, Nat Kaminski, Cayley Russell, Jürgen Rehm   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

State marijuana laws and opioid overdose mortality

Injury Epidemiology, 2019
Background The opioid epidemic in the United States is a national public health crisis. In recent years, marijuana legalization has been increasingly adopted by state governments as a policy intervention to control the opioid epidemic under the premise ...
Stanford Chihuri, Guohua Li
doaj   +1 more source

Incorporating Naloxone Education Into Routine Primary Care [PDF]

, 2018
Opioid overdoses are a growing public health concern in Vermont and nationwide. Naloxone can save the life of someone who overdoses, if those around them know how to use it.
Goldberg, Eli
core   +1 more source

Activation of peripheral NOP receptors reduces periorbital mechanical allodynia evoked by CGRP in mice

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Background and Purpose Migraine is a neurovascular disorder largely mediated by calcitonin gene‐related peptide (CGRP). This study explores the role of the nociceptin/orphanin FQ (N/OFQ)–N/OFQ receptor (NOP) system in CGRP‐induced periorbital mechanical allodynia (PMA) in mice.
Chiara Sturaro, Pietro Pola, Michela Argentieri, Alessia Frezza, Matilde Marini, Francesco De Logu, Valentina Albanese, Marie Soukupova, Davide Malfacini, Nurulain T. Zaveri, Romina Nassini, Dane D. Jensen, Pierangelo Geppetti, Girolamo Calò, Chiara Ruzza   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Discontinuation and tapering of prescribed opioids and risk of overdose among people on long-term opioid therapy for pain with and without opioid use disorder in British Columbia, Canada: A retrospective cohort study

PLoS Medicine, 2022
Background The overdose crisis in North America has prompted system-level efforts to restrict opioid prescribing for chronic pain. However, little is known about how discontinuing or tapering prescribed opioids for chronic pain shapes overdose risk ...
Mary Clare Kennedy, Alexis Crabtree, Seonaid Nolan, Wing Yin Mok, Zishan Cui, Mei Chong, Amanda Slaunwhite, Lianping Ti   +7 more
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Frequency and associated risk factors of non-fatal overdose reported by pregnant women with opioid use disorder

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2018
Background Little is known about opioid overdose or naloxone access among pregnant women. Objectives The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of non-fatal overdose, risk factors for overdose, and naloxone access among third trimester
Sarah M. Bagley, Howard Cabral, Kelley Saia, Alyssa Brown, Christine Lloyd-Travaglini, Alexander Y. Walley, Ruth Rose-Jacobs   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Innovations in Opioid Law and Policy Interventions Workshop: Summary of Proceedings [PDF]

, 2018
In 2017, Indiana University, in cooperation with Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb and community partners, launched the Grand Challenge: Responding to the Addictions Crisis initiative, a university-wide effort to advance interdisciplinary research and ...
Beukema, Emily, Hoss, Aila, Silverman, Ross D., Terry, Nicolas P.   +3 more
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Novel approaches for drug development against chronic primary pain: A systematic review

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Chronic primary pain (CPP) persisting for more than 3 months, associated with significant emotional distress without any known underlying cause, is an unmet medical need. Traditional or adjuvant analgesics do not provide satisfactory pain relief for a great proportion of these patients.
Valéria Tékus, Éva Borbély, Andreas Goebel, Ralf Baron, Zsófia Hajna, Zsuzsanna Helyes   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Combatting Opioid-Related Deaths in Rural Vermont Through Community Partnership [PDF]

, 2018
Substance abuse continues to be a public health crisis. With legislative changes and creation of MAT programming in Vermont, access to behavioral health services for substance abuse treatment has shifted community response and perceptions.
Waller, Brianna F
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