Given the ubiquitous nature of opioids in the treatment of pain, it is an interesting paradox
that this class of medications also represents one of the least understood components of …

Objective To determine how many patients with chronic osteoarthritis pain respond to
various non-surgical treatments. Data sources PubMed and the Cochrane Library. Study …

Objective To determine the proportion of patients with neuropathic pain who achieve a
clinically meaningful improvement in their pain with the use of different pharmacologic and …

ObjectivesSubstance use disorders (SUDs) are frequently encountered in hospice palliative
care (HPC) and pose substantial quality-of-life issues for patients. However, most HPC …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort study performed in a nationwide insurance claims
database Objective. To evaluate the duration and magnitude of post-operative opioid …

Objective: Given the public health importance of opioid use disorder (OUD), we sought to
understand better its risk predictors in the Swedish general population. Method: We …

Rationale Prescribed opioids are major contributors to the international public health opioid
crisis. Such widespread iatrogenic harms usually result from collective decision failures of …

Chronische Schmerzen sind häufig. Diagnostisches und therapeutisches Vorgehen kann
zur Chronifizierung von Schmerzen beitragen (Iatrogenisierung). Verschiedene …

Every day, 128 Americans die from an opioid overdose. In the past decade, the menace of
opioid misuse and abuse has remained a prominent and perplexing public health concern …