Short-Term Improvement in Chronic Pain for Oral Cannabinoids
Oral synthetic cannabinoid products with high tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-to-cannabidiol (CBD) ratios are associated with moderate short-term improvement in chronic pain.
Pain Management
ASA Responds to the Updated CDC Clinical Practice Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids
David Dickerson, MD, chair of the ASA Committee on Pain Medicine, discusses suggested changes and recommendations to the proposed clinical practice guidelines for prescribing opioids that were recently issued by the CDC.
Mailed At-Home Disposal Kits Up Opioid Disposal Rates
Mailed at-home disposal kits increase self-reported opioid disposal rates after common surgical procedures.
Direct Provider Feedback Cuts Emergency Department Opioid Rx Rates
A large, sustained reduction in opioid prescribing by emergency clinicians is possible through an intervention using direct, personalized feedback to clinicians and an electronic dashboard for peer comparison.
State Laws Linked to Very Small Changes in Opioid Prescribing
State laws are associated with small and non-statistically significant changes in opioid prescribing or nonopioid pain treatment.
Mindfulness Intervention Cuts Opioid Misuse, Chronic Pain
A mindfulness intervention can lead to greater sustained improvements in opioid misuse and chronic pain symptoms than supportive group psychotherapy.
Johnson & Johnson Finalizes $26 Billion Opioid Settlement
Settlements totaling $26 billion have been finalized between drugmaker Johnson & Johnson plus three major pharmaceutical distributors and state and local governments over the companies’ role in America’s opioid crisis.
Experts Propose Solutions to the Opioid Crisis in North America
Fundamental reform of regulatory systems is needed to address the opioid crisis in North America and beyond.
Opioid Overdose Antidote Urged for Schools After Student’s Fentanyl Death
Schools should stock the opioid overdose antidote naloxone and train staff and students how to respond to an overdose, experts say after the apparent fentanyl overdose death of a seventh grader at a school in Hartford, Connecticut.
Opioid Rx Up, Non-Rx Therapy Down During the Pandemic
There was a decrease in nonpharmacologic therapy and an increase in opioid prescription during the COVID-19 pandemic versus 2019.
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