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An updated evidence-based guideline aimed at helping clinicians and other health care providers manage patients with opioid use disorder recommends buprenorphine and methadone as first-line treatments ...

Over the past 25 years, opioid use among older adults has increased dramatically, with a ninefold increase. Older adults are more likely to be prescribed opioids for chronic conditions such as chronic ...

"The effects of a provincial opioid prescribing standard on opioid prescribing for pain in adults: an interrupted time-series analysis" and "Integrating chronic pain management into care for patients ...

Dr. Mellar Davis discusses the joint guideline from MASCC, ASCO, AAHPM, HPNA, and NICSO on opioid conversion in adults with cancer. He reviews the limited evidence, and the formal consensus process ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Pediatricians should prescribe opioids for pain when necessary, with recommended precautions in place to increase safety, according to a clinical practice guideline released during the AAP 2024 ...

Researchers used VA approved audio-recording devices to record interviews. ATLAS t.i., a qualitative analysis software, was used for analysis of transcribed interview data. Participants included 20 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Although surgeons wrote the most perioperative opioid prescriptions after surgery, published results showed ...

About 100,000 Americans die each year from overdoses, primarily caused by opioids like illicitly manufactured fentanyl. Fortunately, we have two treatments for opioid use disorder proven in multiple ...