Exploring Opioid Prescriber Decision‐Making: A Qualitative Study
Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Volume 35, Issue 6, June 2026.ABSTRACT Purpose To explore the opioid decision‐making process of prescribers in primary care, surgery, and subspecialty pain management. Methods This was a multistage qualitative‐qualitative study with clinicians involved in opioid prescribing and management from a single healthcare organization with locations in Minnesota, Florida, Arizona, and ...
Jamie L. Smith +12 more
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Exploring modifiable neighborhood risk factors for fatal opioid overdose: a case-control study in two US cities. [PDF]
Am J EpidemiolNesoff ED +3 more
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Predictors and Clinical Outcomes of Long‐Term Opioid Therapy in Older Adults: A Systematic Review
Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, Volume 46, Issue 6, June 2026.ABSTRACT Introduction Older adults have a higher prevalence of pain and are more likely to receive long‐term opioid therapy (LTOT) compared to other age groups. They are also at elevated risk of opioid‐related adverse events due to physiological changes and polypharmacy.
Iftekhar Ahmed +3 more
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Racial and sex disparities in inpatient outcomes of patients with opioid overdose: a nationwide analysis. [PDF]
Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent)Quazi MA +8 more
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US State Policy Contexts and Mental Health Among Working‐Age Adults
The Milbank Quarterly, Volume 104, Issue 2, Page 449-487, June 2026.Policy Points States’ overarching policy contexts are a meaningful yet overlooked predictor of adults’ mental health, with more conservative contexts associated with worse mental health outcomes over a 30‐year period. Counterfactual analyses suggest that widespread policy shifts could meaningfully alter the national prevalence of mental distress ...
ILIYA GUTIN +4 more
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Opioid Overdose Reversal With Nalmefene Nasal Spray: A Case Report. [PDF]
CureusSucher M, Emmans L.
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The Milbank Quarterly, Volume 104, Issue 2, Page 508-533, June 2026.Policy Points States contract with Medicaid managed care plans to administer benefits for roughly 70 million Medicaid enrollees, yet little is known about how plan benefit policies for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment medications align with state requirements.
SAGE R. FELTUS +6 more
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From law enforcement to public safety: Police officer experiences of naloxone administration to reverse opioid overdose in New York City. [PDF]
PLoS OneAllen B, Harocopos A.
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Impact of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs on Postpartum Opioid Prescribing Practices
Health Services Research, Volume 61, Issue 3, June 2026.ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the association between Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) and postpartum opioid prescribing from 2007 to 2015, prior to the 2016 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention opioid prescribing guidelines, and to assess differences between low‐ and high‐risk populations.
Sai Vijay Trilochan Reddy Tadi +4 more
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Epidemiology of 911 Calls for Opioid Overdose in Nogales, Arizona. [PDF]
West J Emerg MedGlenn M, Stratton D, Primeau K, Rice A.
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