Importance Uncontrolled and indiscriminate prescribing of opioids has led to an opioid crisis
that started in North America and spread throughout high-income countries. The aim of this …

Importance Mind-body therapies (MBTs) are emerging as potential tools for addressing the
opioid crisis. Knowing whether mind-body therapies may benefit patients treated with …

This guideline provides recommendations for clinicians providing pain care, including those
prescribing opioids, for outpatients aged≥ 18 years. It updates the CDC Guideline for …

Importance Although clinical trials demonstrate the superior effectiveness of medication for
opioid use disorder (MOUD) compared with nonpharmacologic treatment, national data on …

Stigma as a fundamental hindrance to the United States opioid overdose crisis response |
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We summarise the evidence for medicinal uses of opioids, harms related to the extramedical
use of, and dependence on, these drugs, and a wide range of interventions used to address …

Importance Treatment with methadone or buprenorphine is the current standard of care for
opioid use disorder. Given the paucity of research identifying which patients will respond …

Importance Opioid overdose deaths in the United States continue to increase, reflecting a
growing need to treat those with opioid use disorder (OUD). Little is known about counties …

The opioid crisis is a major public health challenge in the United States, killing about 70,000
people in 2020 alone. Long delays and feedbacks between policy actions and their effects …

Background/Aim: Using a within-subjects, within-wound care design, this pilot study tested
for the first time, whether immersive virtual reality (VR) can serve as an adjunctive non …