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<乌鸦传媒>Why My Patients Go Opioid-Free After Surgery

Shifting the paradigm around prescribing opioids

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<乌鸦传媒>Doctor Faces Lawsuit Alleging He Caused Opioid Addiction

Patient claims doctor prescribed at least 7,400 oxycodone pills over 4-year period

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<乌鸦传媒>'Don't Let Me Die in Pain,' My Patient Pleaded

We must better manage the suffering of patients with a history of substance use disorder

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<乌鸦传媒>Can Low-Dose Naltrexone Offer Pain Relief?

Recent study highlights benefits and builds on previous research

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<乌鸦传媒>Medical Marijuana: CBD, THC Content Matters for Chronic Pain

Different pain outcomes and side effects tied to formulation of cannabis products

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<乌鸦传媒>Video Misleads on Law Enforcement Fentanyl Overdose Risk

NIOSH video used to support fentanyl threat to police, but experts say risk of harm is near-zero

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<乌鸦传媒>Urologists Are Helping Combat the Opioid Epidemic, Studies Suggest

Three reports show success in reducing opioid prescribing

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<乌鸦传媒>Program to Reduce Opioid Scripts Post-Surgery Worked for Thyroid Cancer Patients

Post-surgical intervention may help to reduce the risk of opioid addiction and overdose

<乌鸦传媒>'Euthanasia Pivots on Intent:' Physician Witnesses in Husel Trial Speak Out

Physician expert witnesses on either side of the Husel trial dive into case's gray areas

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<乌鸦传媒>Ohio Doctor Not Guilty of Murdering Patients With High Opioid Doses

Jurors, once at an impasse, found William Husel, DO, not guilty after a week of deliberations

Bottles of Nucynta tablets, 50 mg, 75 mg, 100 mg over a blurred image of various white pills.

<乌鸦传媒>Turn to Tapentadol in a Post-Oxycodone World?

Next-gen broad-spectrum analgesic markedly reduces adverse effects, including abuse liability

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<乌鸦传媒>Substance Use Disorder Symptoms Follow Teens Into Adulthood

Long-term study finds adolescents do not "recover on their own," as some observers have suggested

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<乌鸦传媒>Cannabis Linked to Less Opioid Use in Back Pain, Osteoarthritis

Usage fell by almost 40% in 6 months, although it's not clear if medical pot was the reason

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<乌鸦传媒>Thumbs Down for IV Tramadol, FDA Advisers Say

Delayed onset of pain relief remains a concern

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<乌鸦传媒>Job, License, and Livelihood on the Line

After diverting drugs, the foundation begins to crack for this nurse

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<乌鸦传媒>CDC Proposes New Opioid Prescribing Guidelines

Hard thresholds for pain medication doses, duration no longer promoted

A close up of a woman wearing a wrist brace and holding a prescription bottle.

<乌鸦传媒>Does Teen Prescription Drug Misuse Predict Later Substance Abuse?

Misusing prescriptions linked to substance use disorder symptoms by midlife

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<乌鸦传媒>How to Help Nurses With Substance Use Problems Get Help

One of the "worst things" a colleague can do is to say nothing

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<乌鸦传媒>'Pending Wave' of Nurse Substance Use Problems?

Signs point to deepening issue with alcohol, drugs as nurses battle through the pandemic

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<乌鸦传媒>Is 'Big Pharma' To Blame For the Opioid Crisis?

More complex and actionable issues are at the root of the problem

A bag of counterfeit fentanyl pills seized by the DEA.

<乌鸦传媒>DEA Chief Warns About Fake Prescription Drugs Containing Fentanyl

More than 8.4 million fake pills seized since end of September

A photo of an ampule, patch, powder, pills, and vial of Fentanyl Citrate.

<乌鸦传媒>House Members Debate Cracking Down More on Fentanyl

Committee criticizes Justice Department for not appearing at hearing

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<乌鸦传媒>Should Doctors Be Embarrassed by TV's 'Dopesick'?

No, but the Hulu series holds lessons for physicians about trusting pharma messaging

A single dose of Suboxone lies next to a spoon and syringes

<乌鸦传媒>Buprenorphine Misuse: What's the Reality?

New study highlights need to expand access to buprenorphine for OUD

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<乌鸦传媒>'Concerning' Opioid Prescribing in Patients With Cirrhosis

PCPs more than twice as likely as gastroenterologists to prescribe opioids

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<乌鸦传媒>Prescription Pain Killers Can Be a Slippery Slope

We can prevent patients from falling down the rabbit hole

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<乌鸦传媒>40 Million in U.S. Had a Substance Use Disorder in 2020, SAMHSA Survey Finds

Number is double that for 2019, but methodology changes may explain much of that, official says

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<乌鸦传媒>Eliminate the X Waiver for Buprenorphine Prescribing?

OUD "needs to be treated just like any other chronic medical condition," argues family physician

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<乌鸦传媒>Want to Reduce 'Frequent Flyers' at Your Hospital? Try This

Weekly meetings to discuss cases can help get patients out of the ED and into community care

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<乌鸦传媒>Doc With 'Outsized Personality' Convicted in Opioids-for-Injections Scheme

Frank Patino, MD, gave patients opioid scripts in exchange for unnecessary spine injections

A photo of Steven Arthur LaTulippe, MD, between the two halves of a protective mask torn in half.

<乌鸦传媒>Oregon Doc Loses License for Not Wearing a Mask, Spreading Misinformation

Steven LaTulippe also mismanaged numerous pain patients

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<乌鸦传媒>New Data on Opioids for Chronic Pain: Less Than Meets the Eye?

Unclear what, if anything, new NCHS report means

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<乌鸦传媒>Naloxone Rebound Akathisia: It Could Turn on You

The rise in opioid overdoses warrants a review of the symptoms of akathisia

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<乌鸦传媒>Drug Overdoses Spike; Shock Therapy Effective; Psychiatrist Charged for 'Pill-Mill'

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>Spinal Cord Stimulation OK'd for Diabetic Nerve Pain

First device of its kind to gain FDA approval for painful diabetic neuropathy

A shirtless homeless man in Vancouver鈥檚 Downtown Eastside with a syringe in his mouth readies to inject himself with drugs.

<乌鸦传媒>Clearing the Hurdles to Safe Injection Facilities

Rhode Island the first state to authorize a pilot program, but how likely is it others will follow

A sad and distressed looking young woman curled up on a couch holding a smartphone.

<乌鸦传媒>The Mental Health Toll of Not Matching

Reports of suicides and unprecedented social media dialogue have turned a spotlight on the issue

<乌鸦传媒>Biden Administration Eases Rules for Mobile Vans for Substance Use Treatment

Aim is to increase treatment access in rural areas, underserved communities

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<乌鸦传媒>As Overdoses Rise, Opioid Treatment Providers Struggle to Get Paid

Providers of medication assisted treatment say they're bleeding cash, and unable to keep staff

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<乌鸦传媒>AMA Supports Docs Receiving MAT for Substance Use

Organization also embraces physicians with disabilities or illness

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