Pain
From the Journals
Opioid use higher in adults with health conditions
Patients with cirrhosis are nearly twice as likely as are those without the condition to use prescription opioids.
Feature
Report: Opioid epidemic fight must increase substantially and immediately
Efforts to prevent opioid overdose deaths should be increased substantially and immediately as a public health priority, according to an expert...
Law & Medicine
Physician liability in opioid deaths
What civil and criminal penalties can physicians face when their patients die from opioid overdoses?
Conference Coverage
Nearly half of patients who stop taking opioids for 6 months resume use later
SAN DIEGO – Study of medical records from 2.5 million people finds links between opioid use and lipid disorders, hypertension, and sleep-wake...
News from the FDA/CDC
Opioid prescribing drops nationally, remains high in some counties
The CDC calls for “more consistency among health care providers” when it comes to prescribing opioids.
FDA/CDC
Endo removes Opana ER from market
The move is in compliance with an FDA request citing a spike in abuse of the opioid agonist.
Latest News
New on the streets: Drug for nerve pain boosts high for opioid abusers
ATHENS, OHIO – On April 5, Ciera Smith sat in a car parked on the gravel driveway of the Rural Women’s Recovery Program here with a choice to make...
News from the FDA/CDC
‘Chronic Lyme’: Serious bacterial infections reported with unproven treatments
Five case reports illustrate the dangers of unproven treatments for so-called chronic Lyme disease.
Commentary
The latest news on pediatric migraine
There’s news about the most common disabling neurologic disease.
Feature
Follow five tips to mitigate opioid prescribing risks
Here’s how well-meaning doctors can avoid coming under government scrutiny for prescribing opioids and manage investigations and audits...
Feature
For opioid-related hospitalizations, men and women are equal
The gender gap increased in emergency department visits.