Substance use disorders in pregnancy: clinical, ethical, and research imperatives of the
opioid epidemic: a report of a joint workshop of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine …

Background Opioids are effective for acute and chronic pain conditions, but their use is
associated with often difficult‐to‐manage constipation and other gastrointestinal (GI) effects …

Opioid therapy offers the promise of reducing the burden of chronic pain in not just individual
patients, but among the broad population of patients with chronic pain. Randomized trials …

Background. Pain is the most commonly reported symptom in primary care and is a leading
cause of disability. Primary care providers (PCPs) face numerous challenges in caring for …

Importance Opioid use for chronic nonmalignant pain can be harmful. Objective To test
whether a multicomponent, group-based, self-management intervention reduced opioid use …

We used data from the nationally representative Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to
determine the 18-year trends in the overall rates of noncancer pain prevalence and pain …

Abstract Introduction and Aims. Abuse of prescription analgesics in the USA is increasing.
The epidemic has been driven by many factors, including marketing strategies, incorrect …

Importance Despite epidemic rates of addiction and death from prescription opioids in the
United States, suggesting the importance of providing alternatives to opioids in the treatment …

Prescription opioids are used prenatally for the management of pain, as well as for opiate
dependency. Opioids are known to cross the placenta and despite the evidence of possible …

Methadone is used for the treatment of opioid addiction and for treatment of chronic pain.
The safety of methadone has been called into question by data indicating a large increase in …