Opioids

Conference Highlights

Staying Ahead of the Curve at SAWC Spring

07/01/2019

Wounds Editorial Staff

Two sessions and 2 posters from the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care Spring 2019 that are relevant to the Wounds readership are highlighted in order to share more wound care education beyond the journal’s monthly written and multimedia...

Two sessions and 2 posters from...

07/01/2019

Wounds

Eliminating Pain for Chronic Wounds with the Use of Continuous Diffusion of Oxygen Therapy

Background: Use of opioids has reach epidemic levels within our country. CDC’s analysis, based on 2015-2016 data showed prescription opioid-related overdose death rate increased by 1...

06/10/2019

News and Trends

Study Looks At Risk Factors For Post-Op Opioid Use

03/20/2019

Brian McCurdy, Managing Editor

A poster abstract presented at the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) Scientific Conference identifies risk factors for patients using opioids for four weeks after lower extremity surgery.

A poster abstract presented at...

03/20/2019

Podiatry Today

News

Poll: Banning Opioids

03/12/2019

We want to know whether you think opioids should be made illegal in the United States. Tell us your thoughts by taking this poll.

We want to know whether you...

03/12/2019

Neurology

News

QUIZ: Opioid-Induced Constipation

11/28/2018

Think you know which agent the American Gastroenterological Association recommends for opioid-induced constipation? Take our quiz to find out!

Think you know which agent the...

11/28/2018

Gastroenterology

News

AGA Releases New Guideline on Opioid-Induced Constipation Treatment

10/31/2018

The American Gastroenterological Association has published a new guideline outlining the go-to solution for treating patients with OIC.

The American Gastroenterological...

10/31/2018

Gastroenterology

News and Trends

Are Foot And Ankle Surgeons Prescribing Too Many Opioids?

09/24/2018

By Brian McCurdy, Managing Editor

By Brian McCurdy, Managing Editor ...

Foot and ankle surgeons prescribe post-op opioids at a rate twice as high as patients consume them, according to a recent study.

Foot and ankle surgeons...

09/24/2018

Podiatry Today

News

Discontinuing Opioid Therapy Could Improve Chronic Pain

07/02/2018

In a recent study, researchers sought to characterize pain intensity following opioid discontinuation over 12 in patients with chronic musculoskeletal, neuropathic, and headache-related pain.

In a recent study, researchers...

07/02/2018

Neurology

News

Common Causes of Death Following Nonfatal Opioid Overdose Identified

06/21/2018

With the growing US opioid epidemic in mind, researchers aimed to determine the risk for mortality, along with the most common causes of death, among more than 76,000 adults who had experienced a nonfatal opioid overdose.

With the growing US opioid...

06/21/2018

Neurology

News

Opioids Are Nonsuperior to Nonopioids for Common Pain

03/07/2018

The authors of a recent study have released their findings regarding the efficacy of opioid vs nonopioid medication therapy for the treatment of common types of chronic pain.

The authors of a recent study...

03/07/2018

Neurology