Opioid Resource Center
Conference Coverage
For OUD patients, ‘a lot of work to be done’
LAS VEGAS – “There is still a lot of diversion, and there are some prescription ‘hot spots’ in the Southeast,” Dr. Karen J. Hartwell said.
From the Journals
U.S. heroin use: Good news, bad news?
Plateau in use might reflect a switch to fentanyl, SAMHSA investigators said.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Opioid use disorder in adolescents: An overview
Treatment needs to include interventions that address young patients’ unique needs.
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC: Opioid prescribing and use rates down since 2010
From the Journals
Rural treatment of opioid use disorder increasingly driven by nonphysician workforce
With physician exodus from rural America, a new cadre of nurse practitioners and physician assistants is providing evidence-based treatment for...
Pearls
Lofexidine: An option for treating opioid withdrawal
Use of lofexidine might encourage more patients with opioid use disorder to accept substance abuse treatment.
Conference Coverage
In addiction, abusive partners can wreak havoc
SAN DIEGO – Strategies of abusive partners include sabotaging and discrediting their partners’ attempts at recovery, Dr. Carole Warshaw said.
Conference Coverage
Depression linked to persistent opioid use after hysterectomy
VANCOUVER – Women with preoperative depression were more likely to have a comorbid pain disorder, compared with...
News from the FDA/CDC
Fentanyl-related deaths show strong regional pattern
Overdose death rates for cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl are high in the East and low in the West.
From the Journals
Opioids, benzodiazepines carry greater risk of COPD-related hospitalization
The risk of hospitalization because of respiratory events for patients with COPD was especially high when opioid and benzodiazepine medications...
From the Journals
Clinical interventions for global drug use need updating
Illicit drug use patterns around the world are changing rapidly, but interventions aimed at reducing harm are not keeping up with evidence.