Pharmacogenetics of Opioid Use Disorder Treatment [PDF]
Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a significant health problem in the United States and many other countries. A combination of issues, most notably increased prescription of opioid analgesics, has resulted in climbing rates of opioid abuse and overdose over the last decade.
Richard C. Crist+2 more
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Chronic Pain in Parkinson’s Disease: Prevalence, Sex Differences, Regional Anatomy and Comorbidities
Chronic pain affected 66.2% of 10,631 individuals with Parkinson's disease, with higher prevalence and severity in females. Pain most often involved the buttocks, lower back, neck, and knees, and was linked to depression, sleep disorders, and osteoarthritis.
Natalia S. Ogonowski+13 more
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Effect of police action on low-barrier substance use disorder service utilization
Background Police action can increase risky substance use patterns by people who use drugs (PWUD), but it is not known how increased police presence affects utilization of low-barrier substance use disorder bridge clinics.
Karrin Weisenthal+5 more
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Promoting Awareness of the Opioid Epidemic in Rural Vermont [PDF]
Vermont is in the middle of an opioid epidemic. Heroin use fatalities are on the rise and the number of people in treatment for opioid use disorder in Rutland County has tripled in recent years.
Olson, Kathleen
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Immunopharmacotherapies for Treating Opioid Use Disorder [PDF]
The current opioid crisis has reinvigorated interest in the development of therapeutics for opioid use disorder (OUD), and the choice of preclinical translational endpoints is an essential consideration. Antiopioid immunopharmacotherapies (e.g., conjugate vaccines) that sequester drug peripherally, preventing opioids from reaching targeted receptors in
Matthew L. Banks+2 more
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As many patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) have chronic pain, understanding how to best assess and manage pain in IA is a priority. Comorbid depression is prevalent in adults with IA, affecting 15% to 39% of people. Although pain and depression are thought to be associated in IA, this concept is largely based on cross‐sectional data.
Natasha Cox+3 more
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Contemporary management of pain in cirrhosis: Toward precision therapy for pain
Abstract Chronic pain is highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with poor health‐related quality of life and poor functional status. However, there is limited guidance on appropriate pain management in this population, and pharmacologic treatment can be harmful, leading to adverse outcomes, such as gastrointestinal bleeding ...
Alexis Holman+4 more
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Chronic pain increases risk for opioid overdose among individuals with opioid use disorder. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between recent overdose and whether or not chronic pain is active.
Sarah M. Hartz+8 more
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Prevalence and predictors of medication for opioid use disorder among reproductive-aged women
Background: Women of reproductive age would benefit from treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD) prior to pregnancy to improve maternal and infant outcomes.
Jennifer K. Bello+4 more
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Readiness and recovery : switching between methadone and buprenorphine/naloxone for the treatment of opioid use disorder : a 90 credit thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand [PDF]
Opioid substitution treatment is an effective form of treatment for opioid use disorders. Long acting opiates are used as part of treatment with methadone and buprenorphine/naloxone (BUP/NX) most frequently prescribed.
Bishop, Blair Thomas
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