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Family member opioid prescriptions and opioid use disorder [PDF]

Addictive Behaviors, 2019
It is recognized that family members are a major source of diverted opioids. Yet it is not known how family member opioid prescriptions predict the development of an opioid use disorder (OUD).We conducted an observational study using commercial health care claims to investigate the association between a family member opioid prescription and an ...
Mir M. Ali, Rachel Mosher Henke, Ryan Mutter, Peggy L. O'Brien, Eli Cutler, Maryann Mazer-Amirshahi, Jesse M. Pines   +6 more
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Prescription opioids and heroin patient education. [PDF]

, 2018
This double-sided handout can be given to and discussed with patients during the brief intervention. Side one contains information on prescription opioids and heroin, including mixing opioids with other substances, risks of opioid use, how to safeguard ...

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Editorial Commentary: The Pericapsular Nerve Group Block in Hip Arthroscopy: Not a Miracle—But Ignoring It Is No Longer an Option

Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Postoperative pain control remains a central determinant of discharge readiness, patient satisfaction, and opioid exposure after hip arthroscopy. Even modest improvements in early analgesia can meaningfully influence recovery pathways.
Alexander Zimmerer
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Perioperative Intravenous Dexamethasone Improves Pain and Functional Outcomes After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair

Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
Purpose To evaluate the effect of perioperative dexamethasone on patient‐reported pain, functional outcomes, and minimal clinically important difference (MCID) achievement following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. Methods Patients who underwent rotator cuff repair between 2013 and 2023 were identified and divided into groups.
Trevor D. Wolterink, Germain Craddock, Joshua P. Castle, Michael A. Gaudiani, Chimdindu Obinero, Alexander S. Jurayj, Christian A. Freitag, Nathan Y. Li, Jared Mahylis, Stephanie J. Muh   +9 more
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Trends and correlates of driving under the influence of alcohol among different types of adult substance users in the United States: a national survey study

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Despite a decrease in driving under the influence of alcohol (DUIA) prevalence over the past decades, DUIA prevalence still remains high in the United States.
Ji-Yeun Park, Li-Tzy Wu
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Sex differences in psychotropic and analgesic drug use before and after initiating treatment with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.

PLoS ONE, 2021
Background/aimsThe aim was to explore the impact of sex on prevalence, patterns and trends in the prescription of psychotropics and analgesics in users of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEIs), before and after AChEI initiation, compared to the ...
Anne Sverdrup Efjestad, Hege Ihle-Hansen, Vidar Hjellvik, Knut Engedal, Hege Salvesen Blix   +4 more
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Effect of Prescription Opioids and Prescription Opioid Control Policies on Infant Health

, 2020
Prescription opioid use among women of reproductive age and pregnant women is relatively common. In this article, we examine whether state opioid control policies affected prescription opioid use and, in turn, infant health and maternal behaviors. We conduct several types of analyses including reduced form analyses of the effect of state policies on ...
Engy Ziedan, Robert Kaestner
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Association of Overall Opioid Prescriptions on Adolescent Opioid Abuse [PDF]

The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2016
Opioid abuse is a public health epidemic in the United States. Much literature has focused on the prescribing practices of physicians and opioid misuse by adults. However, there are limited data on the effect of opioid prescriptions on adolescent recreational ingestion of these medications.The objective of this study was to assess for a relationship ...
David C. Sheridan, Amber Laurie, Robert G. Hendrickson, Rongwei Fu, Bory Kea, B. Zane Horowitz   +5 more
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Trends and characteristics of accidental and intentional codeine overdose deaths in Australia [PDF]

, 2015
Examines trends in codeine-related mortality rates in Australia, and the clinical and toxicological characteristics of codeine-related deaths. Abstract Objectives: To examine trends in codeine-related mortality rates in Australia, and the clinical and ...
Pilgrim, Jennifer, Hall, WD ; https://orcid.org/, Amanda Roxburgh, Saar, E, Nielsen, Suzanne, Hall, Wayne D., Degenhardt, L ; https://orcid.org/, Jennifer Pilgrim, Louisa Degenhardt, Eva Saar, Pilgrim, J, Lucinda Burns, Degenhardt, Louisa, Nielsen, S ; https://orcid.org/, Roxburgh, A ; https://orcid.org/, Suzanne Nielsen, Burns, L ; https://orcid.org/, Wayne D Hall, Roxburgh, Amanda, Burns, Lucinda, Saar, Eva   +20 more
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Interaction between benzodiazepines and prescription opioids on incidence of hard braking events in older drivers

, 2023
BackgroundPolypharmacy use among older adults is of increasing concern for driving safety. This study assesses the individual and joint effects of benzodiazepines and prescription opioids on the incidence of hard braking events in older drivers ...
Molnar, Lisa J., Howard F. Andrews, Li, Guohua, Linda L. Hill, Carolyn DiGuiseppi, Liang, Zipei, Chihuri, Stanford, Eby, David W., Guohua Li, Andrews, Howard F., Strogatz, David, Thelma J. Mielenz, Hill, Linda L., Mielenz, Thelma J., Marian E. Betz, Lisa J. Molnar, Betz, Marian E., David Strogatz, Jones, Vanya, DiGuiseppi, Carolyn, David W. Eby, Zipei Liang, Stanford Chihuri, Vanya Jones   +23 more
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