Opioids Archives - Infectious Disease Advisor

Prevention

Use of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Low

April 1, 2022

Only 1 in 4 people who could benefit from medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) receives treatment.

A bottle of pain killers spilling out of a bottle.

General Medicine

Prenatal Opioid Exposure Increases Risk for Childhood ADHD

By

Haymarket Media

March 24, 2022

Prenatal opioid exposure is associated with a significantly higher risk for subsequent ADHD and carries a higher risk than exposure to other substances.

Practice Management

Decline Seen in Total Opioid MME Per Capita in Last Decade

January 6, 2022

During the last decade, there has been a decline in total opioid morphine milligram equivalents (MME) per capita.

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Practice Management

Heart Surgery Patients May Not Need Opioids at Home

January 4, 2022

Cardiac surgery patients can manage postoperative pain with nonopioid pain medications at home.

The Denver City Council recently passed an ordinance to allow the nation’s first supervised injection site. The Colorado General Assembly must also render an approval. A bipartisan bill to allow the site narrowly failed in a Republican-controlled Senate in 2018, but party control will change in 2019, making its passage more likely.3 Meanwhile, cities including San Francisco and Philadelphia are moving forward with their own site plans, despite warnings from the US Justice Department. Whether in Denver, San Francisco, Philadelphia, or elsewhere, expect the first supervised injection site in the United States to open in the near future, and for a legal battle to follow.

General Medicine

First Overdose Prevention Centers in the Nation Open in NYC

December 8, 2021

Cities and states nationwide have pushed for overdose prevention sites in recent years.

If you prescribe opioids, inform your patients how to safeguard them. A locked cabinet or medicine safe box can ensure that only the patient has access. Should your patient no longer choose to use opioids, he or she can safely dispose of them through a drug take-back location, such as a local pharmacy or law enforcement.

Practice Management

CVS Health, Walmart, and Walgreens Played Role in Opioid Crisis

December 2, 2021

Case is the first time the retail side of the drug industry has been held accountable in the U.S. opioid crisis.

Practice Management

Oklahoma Supreme Court Overturns $465 Million Opioid Ruling

November 17, 2021

It is not clear how the decision will affect similar cases nationwide, since most public nuisance laws are state-specific.

Practice Management

California Judge Sides With Drug Companies in Opioid Lawsuit

November 9, 2021

In a tentative ruling, plaintiffs’ claims that companies used deceptive marketing to increase unnecessary prescriptions was rejected.

Hepatitis

Model Evaluates HCV Elimination Forecast Among People Who Inject Drugs

By

Rita Aghjayan

October 5, 2021

Based on a mathematical model, investigators evaluated improvements to the care cascade for people with hepatitis C virus who inject drugs.

Hepatitis

Opioid Agonist Therapy Linked to Increased HCV Treatment Rates in People Who Inject Drugs

By

Estie Mermelstein, MSN, FNP-BC

July 13, 2021

Researchers studied the impact of current opioid agonist therapy on initiation of chronic hepatitis C virus treatment among a population of individuals who inject drugs.