Why Is Methadone So Hard to Prescribe for Opioid Use Disorder?
Jim Anderson, MPAS, PA-C, wonders if SAMHSA will make the methadone take-home flexibility program permanent.
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DEA: “Rainbow Fentanyl” a Deliberate Tactic to Target Young People
Brightly colored versions of the synthetic opioid fentanyl are appearing across the US, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). In a press statement, the Agency reported that the colorful fentanyl, dubbed “rainbow fentanyl”, has been seized in 18 different states and has been found in multiple forms, including pills, powder, and blocks that resemble…
Opioid Denials Lead to Rise in Violent Attacks on Pain and Addiction Experts
Pain and addiction specialists discuss the rise in workplace violence related to opioid denials and how to improve communication and change patient expectations.
Expert Panel Sees Challenges With Federally Mandated Opioid Prescriber Education
During the workshop, speakers and panelists reviewed past programs that were put into place to reduce opioid prescribing, as well as trends in opioid prescribing and overdose deaths.
Once-Weekly Levomethadone Fast Tracked for Opioid Use Disorder
LYN-014 is an investigational oral, once-weekly, ultra-long-acting, extended-release levomethadone capsule to treat opioid use disorder.
Opioid Dose, Treatment Length Linked to Adverse Health Care Events and Outcomes
The researchers’ goal was to estimate the risk of harm associated with opioid dose and duration of use and then to determine whether the risk is modified by the patients’ treatment indication and age.
Increased Patient Satisfaction With Extended Release Buprenorphine for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
If immediate-release and extended-release formulations of buprenorphine are similarly efficacious to treat opioid use disorder, is one superior?
Some Opioid-Naive Youth and Young Adults Have High-Risk Trajectory After First Opioid Prescription
The researchers were trying to determine what patterns of opioid prescribing follow the first opioid prescription in a cohort of opioid-naive youths aged 10-21 years?
Model Predicts Persistent Opioid Use After Total Knee Replacement
Reduced model with 10 predictors identifies persistent high-dose opioid use with high discrimination
U.S. Justice Department Sues Walmart Over Role in Opioid Crisis
Company violated federal law by selling prescriptions for controlled substances that its pharmacists ‘knew were invalid’
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