Five years ago, with an epidemic of opioid-involved overdoses escalating,
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Risk factors for opioid relapse differ between men and women
Fatal drug overdoses—two-thirds of which involve opioids—have increased dramatically during
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After CDC guidance, little change in opioid prescriptions to those at risk of misuse
Research from Saint Louis University finds that among patients at
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Researchers find opioid prescriptions linked to obesity
Two new studies from the Boston University School of Public
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Gender-tailored treatment could ease opioid epidemic
Gender-tailored methods to address the harmful mental health effects of
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Simple conversations can reduce opioid prescriptions after hysterectomy
Women who undergo a hysterectomy are often prescribed at least
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Former US drug czar says national focus on opioid epidemic is overlooking real culprit
Bill Bennett on America’s opioid epidemic: The nature of the
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Rate of Opioid Rx Stable After Pediatric Outpatient Surgery
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 27, 2019 — From 2013 to 2017, the
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Opioid OD Deaths Are Saving Lives Through Transplantation
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 6, 2019 — More than 70,000 lives were
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Complications, costs up with cardiac Sx in opioid use disorder
(HealthDay)—Patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) undergoing cardiac surgery have
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