The new report details the recent evolution of the nation's opioid epidemic and physicians' progress toward ending it. AAPM Past President Steve Stanos, DO, represents the Academy on the Task Force. Key points from the [...]
A novel preclinical study by Keck Medicine of USC researchers, published in Arthritis & Rheumatology, reveals that a potential new opioid medication may have the ability to slow the progression of osteoarthritis while being less [...]
AAPM President Ajay D. Wasan, MD MSc comments in the ABC News interview that he "is optimistic about the future, with several new pain treatments in the pipeline which could broaden options for the one [...]
A webinar series on the intersecting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic with the national opioid epidemic is being hosted by the Collaborative for Effective Prescription Opioid Policies (CEPOP) group and Mothers Against Prescription Drug Abuse [...]
We evaluated whether the rate of incident chronic opioid use is higher in obese patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Full story.
A study led by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers showed that patients who already used opioids, sedatives or antidepressants prior to colorectal surgery experience significantly more complications post-surgery. Full story.
The Drug Enforcement Administration announced proposed regulations to improve DEA's ability to oversee the production of dangerous drugs at the height of the national opioid crisis. This proposed regulation would further limit excess quantities of [...]
A team at Scripps Research in Florida has discovered a biological system that manages cells' response to opioid drug exposure. The unexpected discovery offers new ideas for improving the safety of the one of the [...]
New research published in Anesthesiology reports that after an Opioid Safety Initiative (OSI) was implemented at the Veterans Health Administration, patients undergoing knee replacement surgery were prescribed significantly less opioids with minimal impact on patients' [...]
A novel opioid developed by researchers at Tulane University and the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System is as strong as morphine but isn't addictive and causes fewer side effects, according to a new study [...]
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