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New report highlights gaps in knowledge on marijuana use
Evidence review shows when using cannabis or cannabinoids is effective, ineffective, or harmful.
From the Journals
Screen opioid users for depression, study recommends
Opioid prescribing should be combined with both screening and treatment of depression, a new study shows.
Savvy Psychopharmacology
When to prescribe antidepressants to treat comorbid depression and pain disorders
Ms. C, age 44, has a history of hypertension, chronic shoulder pain associated with a motor vehicle accident almost 2 decades ago, and major...
News from the FDA/CDC
Latest CDC data: Opioid deaths still rising
The U.S. death rate from synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, soared by 72.2% from 2014 to 2015, according to the CDC.
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Survey: Primary care needs opioid alternatives
“We were told ... that [opioids] wouldn’t be addictive in the great majority of patients. This was obviously wrong,” said one respondent.
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Surgeon general’s addiction report calls for better integrated care
Physicians must step up prevention efforts and the use of state-of-the-art medicine when treating addiction, according to a new surgeon general’s...
Conference Coverage
Long-term opioid use uncommon among trauma patients
Trauma patients don’t appear to be at an increased risk of long-term opioid use.
From the Journals
Two migraine prevention drugs prove no better than placebo in children
Amitriptyline and topiramate, commonly used to prevent migraine in adults, were associated with significantly more adverse events than was placebo...
Conference Coverage
Experts: Fewer opioids, more treatment laws mean nothing without better access to care
Pressure on physicians to prescribe fewer opioids could have unintended consequences in the absence of adequate access to treatment
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10 tips to mitigate legal risks of opioid prescribing
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FDA: New labeling warns against combining opioids, benzodiazepines
Prescription opioid pain or cough medicines and benzodiazepines will now carry the strongest available warning regarding serious side effects and...