Opioid Resource Center
From the Journals
Deadly overlap of fentanyl and stimulants on the rise
The combination of fentanyl and either cocaine or methamphetamine may help explain increasing overdoses related to those stimulants.
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC warns against misuse of opioid-prescribing guideline
Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are advising against misapplication of the agency’s guideline on opioid prescribing....
News
FDA approves generic naloxone spray for opioid overdose treatment
The agency said the naloxone nasal spray does not need assembly and can be used by anyone, regardless of medical training.
News
FDA to expand opioid labeling with instructions on proper tapering
The label changes are intended to be used when both the clinician and patient have agreed to reduce the opioid dosage.
Conference Coverage
NIH’s HEAL initiative seeks coordinated effort to tackle pain, addiction
MILWAUKEE – The two aims of research under the initiative are to improve treatments for misuse and addiction, and to enhance pain management.
Feature
Report calls for focus on ‘subpopulations’ to fight opioid epidemic
“Methadone, buprenorphine, and extended-release naltrexone ... save lives” but most people with OUD get no treatment, new report says.
Conference Coverage
Opioid overdose risk greater among HIV patients
From the Journals
Teens likely to mimic parents’ opioid use
Interventions that target parental use and emphasize positive parenting may lower adolescent opioid use.
From the Journals
In California, opioids most often prescribed in low-income, mostly white areas
Opioid-related overdose deaths are highest in low-income white areas.
From the Journals
Residential HCV program improves veterans’ diagnosis and care
From the Journals
Prescribed opioids increase pneumonia risk in patients with, without HIV