A clinical conundrum can occur when a patient with active opioid use disorder (OUD) or at
elevated risk for the condition presents with cancer and related painful symptoms. Despite …

Since 1999, the opioid epidemic in North America has resulted in over 1 million deaths, and
it continues to escalate despite numerous efforts in various arenas to combat the upward …

Urine drug screen (UDS) is a useful test conducted in patients receiving opioids for chronic
pain to aid in validating patient adherence to opioid treatment and to detect any nonmedical …

Context.—Accurate interpretation of drug test results is key to appropriate patient care in
numerous settings including pain management. Despite recommendations that providers …

Abstract Point-of-care (POC) examination secures quick assessment of analytes in patients'
samples promoting a more reliable disease diagnosis, management, and control. It also …

Introduction Clinical practice guidelines recommend drug testing patients who are receiving
opioids chronically for pain or medication for a substance use disorder (SUD)—particularly …

Background: The opioid epidemic is a preventable health threat that is a recognized national
problem by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Health and Human …