Opioids Can Be Continued in Cancer Patients With Nonmedical Stimulant Use
Regardless of prognosis, panel deemed it appropriate to continue opioids, increase monitoring, and avoid opioid tapering
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Drug Overdose Death Risk Increased for Specific Health Care Workers
Significantly increased risk observed for social or behavioral health workers, registered nurses, health care support workers
Opioid-Related Adverse Event Risk Increased With Modified-Release Opioids
Findings seen in patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty receiving opioids in the acute postoperative period.
Medical Cannabis Laws Seem Not to Have Affected Opioid, Nonopioid Therapy
No impact on receipt of opioid or nonopioid pain treatment seen among patients with chronic noncancer pain
Limiting Acetaminophen Dose in Combo Medications Beneficial
Limiting acetaminophen in prescription acetaminophen and opioid products linked to reduction in rate of hospitalization, proportion of acute liver failure cases
Initiation of Opioids Not Recommended for Chronic Pain
Strong recommendation made against long-term opioid therapy, especially for younger age groups, those with substance use disorder
Opioid Prescription Can Be Eliminated After Urologic Cancer Surgery
Postoperative opioid prescriptions are associated with delayed recovery, perioperative complications, and opioid misuse, investigators noted.
Postoperative Restrictive Opioid Rx Protocol Feasible for Most Patients
Significant decreases seen in the number of opioids prescribed, conversion to long-term opioid use seen
2000 to 2020 Saw Increase in Drug Overdose Death Rates in Older Adults
For men aged 65 to 74 and 75 years or older, drug overdose death rates were higher for non-Hispanic Black men
Legalization of Medical Marijuana Cuts Opioid Use Among Cancer Patients
Reduction seen in rate of one or more opioid days and in the rate of one or more pain-related hospital events
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