Importance Mortality among people with opioid dependence is higher than that of the
general population. Opioid agonist treatment (OAT) is an effective treatment for opioid …

What is known and objective Opioid use in the United States has reached unprecedented—
some would even say crisis—levels. Although many individuals use opioid drugs as part of …

Background: Opioid use, abuse, and adverse consequences, including death, have
escalated at an alarming rate since the 1990s. In an attempt to control opioid abuse …

Importance Although prescription opioid use disorder is associated with substantial harms,
strategies to identify patients with pain among whom prescription opioids can be safely …

Abstract Purpose of Review Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a musculoskeletal pain
condition that stems from localized, taut regions of skeletal muscle and fascia, termed trigger …

Abstract Purpose of Review This comprehensive review of current concepts in the
management of vertebral compression fractures is a manuscript of vertebral augmentation …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this manuscript is to provide a comprehensive
review of postdural puncture headache (PDPH) with a focus on epidemiology …

Purpose This review sought to (a) describe definitions of long‐term opioid therapy (LTOT)
outcome measures, and (b) identify the predictors associated with the transition from short …

Purpose Opioids have long been used to treat acute postsurgical and postprocedural pain;
however, opioid-related adverse events (AEs) contribute to poor patient outcomes. In …

Despite advances in drug technology and improvements in technology, including peripheral
nerve catheters and ultrasound, postoperative pain is still a significant problem in the clinical …