Polypharmacy: evaluating risks and deprescribing

AD Halli-Tierney, C Scarbrough, D Carroll - American family physician, 2019 - aafp.org
Polypharmacy, defined as regular use of at least five medications, is common in older adults
and younger at-risk populations and increases the risk of adverse medical outcomes. There …

The clouded debate: A systematic review of comparative longitudinal studies examining the impact of recreational cannabis legalization on key public health …

M Athanassiou, A Dumais, I Zouaoui, S Potvin - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Ineffective cannabis regulatory frameworks such as prohibition have sparked
interest in alternative solutions to reduce individual and societal harms. While it has been …

[HTML][HTML] CDC clinical practice guideline for prescribing opioids for pain—United States, 2022

D Dowell - MMWR. Recommendations and reports, 2022 - cdc.gov
This guideline provides recommendations for clinicians providing pain care, including those
prescribing opioids, for outpatients aged≥ 18 years. It updates the CDC Guideline for …

Association of dose tapering with overdose or mental health crisis among patients prescribed long-term opioids

A Agnoli, G **ng, DJ Tancredi, E Magnan, A Jerant… - Jama, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Opioid-related mortality and national prescribing guidelines have led to tapering
of doses among patients prescribed long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain. There is …

Stigma as a fundamental hindrance to the United States opioid overdose crisis response

AC Tsai, MV Kiang, ML Barnett, L Beletsky… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
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No shortcuts to safer opioid prescribing

D Dowell, T Haegerich, R Chou - New England Journal of …, 2019 - Mass Medical Soc
No Shortcuts to Safer Opioid Prescribing The CDC's 2016 Guideline for Prescribing Opioids
for Chronic Pain has largely been embraced by the medical and health policy communities …

The opioid crisis: a contextual, social-ecological framework

MS Jalali, M Botticelli, RC Hwang, HK Koh… - Health research policy …, 2020 - Springer
The prevalence of opioid use and misuse has provoked a staggering number of deaths over
the past two and a half decades. Much attention has focused on individual risks according to …

Associations between stop** prescriptions for opioids, length of opioid treatment, and overdose or suicide deaths in US veterans: observational evaluation

EM Oliva, T Bowe, A Manhapra, S Kertesz, JM Hah… - bmj, 2020 - bmj.com
Objective To examine the associations between stop** treatment with opioids, length of
treatment, and death from overdose or suicide in the Veterans Health Administration. Design …

[HTML][HTML] Vital signs: pharmacy-based naloxone dispensing—United States, 2012–2018

GP Guy - MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2019 - cdc.gov
Background: The CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain recommends
considering prescribing naloxone when factors that increase risk for overdose are present …

Prescription opioid dispensing patterns among patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder

BD Roy, J Li, C Lally, SC Akerman, MA Sullivan… - BMC psychiatry, 2024 - Springer
Background Patients with schizophrenia (SZ) or bipolar disorder (BD) may have increased
risk of complications from prescribed opioids, including opioid-induced respiratory …