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CDC, SAMHSA commit $1.8 billion to combat opioid crisis
Some of the funds will be used to help improve overdose monitoring.
Program Profile
Multispecialty Opioid Risk Reduction Program Targeting Chronic Pain and Addiction Management in Veterans
A primary care pain clinic and telehealth program manages veterans at high-risk for noncancer chronic pain and addiction, offering education and...
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USPSTF draft guidance calls for drug use screening
They found “adequate evidence” that screening tools can detect illicit drug use.
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CDC finds that too little naloxone is dispensed
Despite increases in the number of naloxone prescriptions dispensed, many patients at risk for overdose are not offered the potentially life-...
Best Practices
Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction in Patients With Low Back Pain
Although difficult to distinguish from similarly presenting syndromes, a detailed history, appropriate physical maneuvers,...
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COPD adds complexity to shared decision making for LDCT lung cancer screening
Current guidelines stress the importance of shared decision making, with discussion of the risks and benefits of screening.
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Posttraumatic headache may be associated with reduced pain thresholds
PHILADELPHIA – Symptoms of photophobia and allodynia are more severe in patients with posttraumatic headache,...
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Depression, anxiety among elderly breast cancer survivors linked to increased opioid use, death
Among 10,452 breast cancer survivors prescribed adjuvant endocrine therapy, those with mental health comorbidities were 33% more likely to use...
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Sexual assault in military linked to sexual pain
Comorbid depression and PTSD also was likely in these female veterans.
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Medical cannabis laws appear no longer tied to drop in opioid overdose mortality
"Cannabinoids have demonstrated therapeutic benefits, but reducing population-level opioid overdose mortality does not appear to be among them,"...