Opioid Resource Center
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.
Feature
Drug crisis continues to evolve beyond opioids
Primary care physicians “are well intentioned but underprepared and may miss some of the drug misuse risks affecting their patients,” says the...
Conference Coverage
How to use lofexidine for quick opioid withdrawal
SAN DIEGO – Lofexidine, the new kid on the block in the United States for opioid withdrawal, can help patients get...
Conference Coverage
Buprenorphine merits more attention for treatment of opioid use disorder
SAN DIEGO – Beware of dosing risks and DEA office visits, said Dr. Arwen Podesta.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Assessing decisional capacity in patients with substance use disorders
A skilled assessment is required to determine if patients can make decisions about their care.
Latest News
CDC, SAMHSA commit $1.8 billion to combat opioid crisis
Some of the funds will be used to help improve overdose monitoring.
Opinion
Our EHRs have a drug problem
Setting up electronic prescribing of controlled substances in an electronic record can be costly and incredibly time consuming.