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First pediatric guideline on opioid prescribing in primary care focuses on preventing overdose

Written by | 9 Nov 2024

With its emphasis on opioid overdose prevention, the first guideline for primary care providers from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on prescribing opioids for acute pain in children and… read more.

Naloxone successful in over half of uses in reversing signs of opioid overdose in the prehospital setting

Written by | 2 Oct 2024

The opioid epidemic is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States, and it is increasingly impacting children and teenagers. Naloxone can reverse the effects… read more.

Silent Epidemic: Japan’s Rising Over-the-Counter Drug Abuse Sparks Urgent Call for Awareness

Written by | 2 Jan 2024

A non-prescription drug abuse crisis in Japan seems only one overdose away. The demand for a particular anti-cough drug has been rising, along with the social impact of… read more.

Predictors of opioid overdose after prescription for chronic pain

Written by | 25 Oct 2023

A large study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.230459 identified 10 predictors of opioid overdose after prescription for chronic pain, which can help clinicians engage in shared decision-making with patients… read more.

University of Cincinnati research shows widespread naloxone distribution not enough to impact overdose death rate

Written by | 30 Sep 2023

The highest ever number of opioid-related overdose deaths in the United States was recorded in 2020 at 68,630, a 68% increase in just two years. Naloxone is a… read more.

Prescribing psychostimulants for people at risk of overdose

Written by | 22 Jul 2023

Growing evidence supports prescribing psychostimulant medications to help reduce use of illegal stimulants such as methamphetamine, authors write in a CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) commentaryhttps://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.230266. Illegal stimulant use is… read more.

Overdose deaths involving buprenorphine did not proportionally increase with new flexibilities in prescribing

Written by | 25 Jan 2023

The proportion of opioid overdose deaths involving buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder, did not increase in the months after prescribing flexibilities were put in… read more.

Increased overdose and mental health risks persist two years after opioid dose reduction

Written by | 25 Jun 2022

Does dose reduction for patients on stable opioid therapy have long-term overdose and mental health risks? Researchers from the UC Davis Center for Healthcare Policy and Research examined… read more.

Just over half of Michigan pharmacies offer overdose-fighting naloxone without prescription

Written by | 2 May 2022

Despite the ability of any Michigan pharmacy to dispense medication to combat opioid overdose without writing prescriptions, slightly more than half of pharmacies in the state offer the… read more.

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