BACKGROUND TO OPIOID USE DISORDER, TREATMENT PRINCIPLES, AND THE
ANESTHESIOLOGIST OUD is defined by the overpowering desire to obtain and use opioids …

The opioid crisis, related to widespread inappropriate oral opioid prescribing and attendant
problems with misuse, diversion, addiction, and overdose deaths, continues to influence …

Background The past two decades have witnessed an epidemic of opioid use disorder
(OUD) in the USA, resulting in catastrophic loss of life secondary to opioid overdoses …

Eeditorial opioid diversion, abuse, addiction, and overdose, fueling an epidemic of
nonmedical use of prescription opioids (NMUPO). 2 NMUPO is now one of the most serious …

The United States is facing the worst drug crisis in US history, with more than 63,600 drug
overdose deaths in 2016, almost double the deaths caused by traffic accidents or gun …

Opioid-associated morbidity and mortality are described by the Centers for Disease Control
as a national ''prescription painkiller overdose epidemic.''1 Today, 1 of every 25 adults …

Opioid-related overdose deaths have reached epidemic levels within the last decade. The
efforts to prevent, identify, and treat opioid use disorders (OUDs) mostly focus on the …

Opioid use has risen dramatically in the past three decades. In the USA, opioid overdose
has become a leading cause of unintentional death, surpassing motor vehicle accidents. A …

Within the context of the current “epidemic of prescription drug abuse”[1], there is increasing
examination of the role that perioperative opioid exposure plays in untoward postoperative …

Persistent postoperative opioid use is thought to contribute to the ongoing opioid epidemic
in the United States. However, efforts to study and address the issue have been stymied by …