Opioid overdose is the leading cause of death for Americans 25 to 64 years of age, and
opioid use disorder affects> 2 million Americans. The epidemiology of opioid-associated out …

Laparoscopy, one of minimally invasive procedures, is a commonly used procedure in
diagnosis and management of various kinds of clinical problems, including gynecologic …

Introduction: Substance use disorder has been frequently reported to increase the risk of
infectious diseases, which might be owing to the sharing of contaminated inhalation …

Background Nephrotoxic drugs frequently cause acute kidney injury (AKI) in adult intensive
care unit (ICU) patients. However, there is a lack of large pharmaco-epidemiological studies …

The incidence of acute kidney injury in the elderly has grown over the past decade. One of
the primary drivers is drug-induced nephrotoxicity, which is the result of a combination of the …

Abstract Background and Aims Screening for substance use disorder (SUD) in general
medical settings may be particularly important in patients with comorbid health conditions …

Background Opioid use for chronic non‐cancer pain (CNCP) is under debate. In the
absence of pan‐European guidance on this issue, a position paper was commissioned by …

Background Drug overdose is a leading cause of unintentional death in the United States
and has contributed significantly to a decline in life expectancy during recent years. To …

Pain management in end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients is a complex and challenging
task to accomplish, and effective pain and symptom control improves quality of life. Pain is …

Poppy seeds are obtained from the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.). They are used
as food and to produce edible oil. The opium poppy plant contains narcotic alkaloids such …