Opioid Prescribing Decreases after Learning of a Patient’s Fatal Overdose
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Study Finds Racial Disparities in Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
Source: Yale News Yale researchers have identified racial disparities in the treatment of patients who are prescribed opioids for chronic pain. Black patients who receive opioids long-term are more likely than whites to be tested [...]
Poorest Americans Most Likely to Have Used Prescription Opioids — and Most Users View Opioids Positively
Source: University at Buffalo University at Buffalo study raises important questions about access to pain management options for the disadvantaged in the current climate of the opioid epidemic.Full story.
A Before and After Analysis of Health Care Utilization by Patients Enrolled in Opioid Controlled Substance Agreements for Chronic Noncancer Pain
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Students Learn to Treat Pain, With and Without Opioids
Source: AAMCNews As the opioid epidemic claims even more lives, medical schools are rethinking how they teach students to manage patients' pain. The result? A better understanding of the nature of pain, addiction, and substance [...]
Nonaddictive Drug Compound Could Replace Opioids for Chronic Pain Sufferers
Source: Purdue University A compound shows unparalleled selectivity in inhibiting the adenylyl cyclase 1 (AC1), making it a potential target for treating pain and reducing the dependency on opioids for pain management.Full story.
Gabapentinoid Use in the United States 2002 through 2015 (Research Letter)
Source: JAMA Internal Medicine Gabapentin and pregabalin are the 2 clinically used medications in the gabapentinoid drug class. Pregabalin and gabapentin have both been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for treatment of [...]
Rapid Turnover of Cortical NCAM1 Regulates Synaptic Reorganization after Peripheral Nerve Injury
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Mechanistic Differences in Neuropathic Pain Modalities Revealed by Correlating Behavior with Global Expression Profiling
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Neuroinflammation and Central Sensitization in Chronic and Widespread Pain
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