Growing Proportion of Cardiac Arrests Linked to Opioids
Observational data indicate that the number of hospitalizations for cardiac arrests linked to opioid use...
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Nearly a quarter of pediatric patients need stronger pain treatment after surgery
A great need for better pain treatment After an appendectomy, a quarter (24.8%) of all...
1 in 3 high school seniors who misused prescription opioids later used heroin
Nearly one-third of students who reported misusing prescription opioids as high school seniors between 1997...
One in 10 older dental patients inappropriately prescribed opioids
A new study by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago and the University of...
Deaths caused by extramedical use of opioids preventable
A review of more than 100 studies from around the world has shown that people...
Of all professions, construction workers most likely to use opioids and cocaine
Construction workers are more likely to use drugs than workers in other professions, finds a...
Study: 20% of patients are prescribed opioids after cardiac device implantation surgery
One in five patients is prescribed opioids after having a pacemaker or similar device implanted,...
As maker of name brand opioids gets blame, vast majority flooding US are generics
The maker of OxyContin has been cast as the chief villain in the nation's opioid...
Prescribed opioids associated with overdose risk for family members without prescriptions
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, opioid overdoses were responsible for more...
Generalist nurse practitioners and physician assistants may prescribe disproportionate share of opioids
In an effort to identify which health care providers may be overprescribing opioids and potentially...