Association of intraoperative opioid administration with postoperative pain and opioid use
Importance Opioids administered to treat postsurgical pain are a major contributor to the
opioid crisis, leading to chronic use in a considerable proportion of patients. Initiatives …
opioid crisis, leading to chronic use in a considerable proportion of patients. Initiatives …
When innovation goes wrong: Technological regress and the opioid epidemic
The fourfold increase in opioid deaths between 2000 and 2017 rivals even the COVID-19
pandemic as a health crisis for America. Why did it happen? Measures of demand for pain …
pandemic as a health crisis for America. Why did it happen? Measures of demand for pain …
Pathways into opioid dependence: Evidence from practice variation in emergency departments
We use practice variation across physicians to uncover the role of medical care in causing
opioid dependence. Using health records of 2 million US veterans with emergency …
opioid dependence. Using health records of 2 million US veterans with emergency …
Opioids, cocaine, cannabis and other illicit drugs
International statistics typically focus on four different groups of illicit drugs: opioids, cocaine,
cannabis, and amphetamines. However, a range of other illicit drugs is included in …
cannabis, and amphetamines. However, a range of other illicit drugs is included in …
Prenatal substance use policies and newborn health
We study the effect of punitive and priority treatment policies relating to illicit substance use
during pregnancy on the rate of neonatal drug withdrawal syndrome, low birth weight, low …
during pregnancy on the rate of neonatal drug withdrawal syndrome, low birth weight, low …
[PDF][PDF] What drives prescription opioid abuse? Evidence from migration
We investigate the role of person-and place-specific factors in the opioid epidemic by
develo** and estimating a dynamic model of prescription opioid abuse. We estimate the …
develo** and estimating a dynamic model of prescription opioid abuse. We estimate the …
[PDF][PDF] Opioids for the masses: welfare tradeoffs in the regulation of narcotic pain medications
A Kilby - Cambridge: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015 - angelakilby.com
Use of prescription opioid pain relievers to manage pain increased threefold from 2001-
2011, as medical guidelines were revised to emphasize that appropriate pain management …
2011, as medical guidelines were revised to emphasize that appropriate pain management …
Higher unemployment benefits are associated with reduced drug overdose mortality in the United States before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Objectives Overdose mortality rates in the United States remain critical to population health.
Economic, such as unemployment, are noted risk factors for drug overdoses. The COVID-19 …
Economic, such as unemployment, are noted risk factors for drug overdoses. The COVID-19 …
Harm reduction for addictive consumption: When does it improve health and when does it backfire?
Some harm reduction strategies encourage individuals to switch from a harmful addictive
good to a less harmful addictive good; examples include e-cigarettes (substitutes for …
good to a less harmful addictive good; examples include e-cigarettes (substitutes for …
Early OxyContin Marketing Linked To Long-Term Spread Of Infectious Diseases Associated With Injection Drug Use: Study examines the connection between early …
JM Dennett, GS Gonsalves - Health Affairs, 2023 - healthaffairs.org
The initial marketing of the opioid analgesic OxyContin in 1996 increased fatal drug
overdoses over the course of the opioid epidemic in the US. However, the long-term impacts …
overdoses over the course of the opioid epidemic in the US. However, the long-term impacts …