Outpatient Pain Management Via Telementoring Proves Effective
Although opioid prescribing and opioid overdose are very important topics in pain management...
Opioids
Adjunct interventions to standard medical management of buprenorphine in outpatient settings: A systematic review of the evidence.
A growing body of research has examined adjunctive interventions supportive of engagement and retention in treatment among patients receiving buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD). We conducted a systematic review of the...
Outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction and history of illicit drug use: a French nationwide analysis.
Several reports suggest that illicit drug use may be a major cause of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) independently of smoking habits and associated with a poorer prognosis. The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of...
Review of Reported Adverse Events Occurring Among the Homeless Veteran Population in the Veterans Health Administration.
United States veterans face an even greater risk of homelessness and associated medical conditions, mental health conditions, and fatal and nonfatal overdose as compared with nonveterans. Beginning 2009, the Department of...
Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis in Patients with Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia.
The purpose of the study was to assess the epidemiology, risk factors and outcomes of native vertebral osteomyelitis (NVO) in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB).A retrospective institutional review was...
Investigating a bidirectional relationship between overdose and provision of injection initiation assistance among persons who inject drugs in Vancouver, Canada and Tijuana, Mexico.
Individuals who initiate injection drug use often receive assistance from an injection-knowledgeable peer. Persons who assist peers in injection initiation events often inject frequently, which heightens overdose risk. As such,...
A comprehensive UHPLC-MS/MS screening method for the analysis of 98 New Psychoactive Substances and related compounds in human hair.
In this study, a rapid liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method has been developed and validated for the targeted analysis of 98 New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) from the hair matrix. The monitored...
“I Know It Is Going to Ruin Their Life:” Fortune-Telling, Agency, and Harm Reduction in Narratives Concerning Injection Initiation Assistance.
Considering most people who inject drugs (PWID) received help with the first injection, understanding the perspective of potential ‘initiators’ is a priority to inform harm reduction interventions. This paper...
Examining differences in prescription opioid use behaviors among U.S. adults with and without disabilities.
We aimed to identify differences in prescription opioid-related behaviors between adults with and without disabilities in the U.S. We analyzed data from the 2015-2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (128,740 individuals;...
Substance use and suicide outcomes among self-injured trauma patients.
Research indicates alcohol (AUD) or substance (SUD) use disorders and acute alcohol or drug use serve as risk factors for suicidal behaviors and death both distally and proximally to a suicidal event. However, limited research...
Association between bariatric surgery with long-term analgesic prescription and all-cause mortality among patients with osteoarthritis: a general population-based cohort study.
There is still a large unmet need for novel osteoarthritis (OA) treatments that could provide clinically important effects on long-term pain relief (≥12 months). We examined the relation of bariatric surgery along with weight...
Chronic High-Risk Prescription Opioid Use in Patients With HIV
A study has found that opioid prescriptions, including receipt of prescriptions for long...
