The prevalence of opioid use disorder and overdose continues to harm the US population
and is further exacerbated by the use of the synthetic opioid, fentanyl, and its analogs …

This study estimates the prevalence of prescription opioid use (POU) in the United States
(US) in 2019–2020, both in the general population and specifically among adults with pain …

Objective We sought to assess factors associated with the frequency of self‐reported
prescription opioid use in persons with migraine, including demographic variables …

Background and purpose—Recent studies indicate that preoperative use of opioids could
be associated with higher rates of complications and worse patient-reported outcomes …

Objectives: Little is known about the consequences of the opioid epidemic on people living
with chronic noncancer pain (CNCP). This study examined this issue in people who lived in …

Objectives: In this study, we tested the hypothesis that sustained opioid treatment
exacerbates chronic pain responses and alters spinal cord dorsal horn astrogliosis and the …

Pain affects over 50% of US adults. Opioids are potent analgesics used to treat pain
symptoms but are highly prone to abuse–creating a major dilemma for public health …

Background Short‐acting opioids have been utilized for pain management with little known
about their use in patients on Workers' Compensation (WC) insurance. Our goal was to …

Background: To describe characteristics of patients, providers, and clinics associated with
opioid or non-opioid pain medication prescribing patterns for patients who received lower …

The impact and management of substance use disorder (SUD) in pregnancy is reviewed in
this chapter. SUD is considered by many obstetricians to be a problem best managed by …