Opioids are still widely prescribed, but have limited effectiveness and are associated with serious harms. De-prescribing ...

For patients recovering from opioid use disorder, particularly from drugs like fentanyl or heroin, the days immediately ...

In a letter to the FDA, the American Society of Anesthesiologists has addressed public health concerns associated with the use of equianalgesic opioid conversion tables and has recommended a staged ...

Brendan Saloner ([email protected]), Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Pooja Lagisetty, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Access and scale are two sides of the same coin. Whereas ...

First, the good news. The Rothman Opioid Foundation’s analyses of the Pennsylvania Prescription Monitoring Program’s (PDMP) quarterly reports yields the heartening conclusion that overall, the ...

Prescription opioids are usually safe when taken for a short time to help with pain. But anyone who takes opioids is at risk of developing an addiction, also known as an opioid use disorder. Regular ...

The company that makes OxyContin, members of the Sackler family who own it and many groups that sued over its role in the ...