Purpose: We aimed to produce comprehensive guidelines and recommendations that can
be utilized by orthopaedic practices as well as other specialties to improve the management …

America is in the midst of an opioid epidemic characterized by aggressive prescribing
practices, highly prevalent opioid misuse, and rising rates of prescription and illicit opioid …

Importance Deaths due to opioid overdose have tripled in the last decade. Efforts to curb this
trend have focused on restricting the prescription opioid supply; however, the near-term …

We examine the effect of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on
substance use disorder (SUD) treatment utilization and financing. We combine data on …

Comprehensive mandates for prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) require state-
licensed prescribers and dispensers both to register with and to use the programs in most …

State prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) aim to reduce risky controlled-
substance prescribing, but early programs had limited impact. Several states implemented …

Importance Expanding Medicaid eligibility could affect prescriptions of buprenorphine with
naloxone, an established treatment for opioid use disorder, and opioid pain relievers …

Policies and practices have proliferated to optimize prescribers' use of their states'
prescription drug monitoring programs, which are statewide databases of controlled …

Objectives. To assess the impact of the expansion of Medicaid eligibility in the United States
on the opioid epidemic, as measured through increased access to opioid analgesic …

Abstract Background and Aims While the United States has been experiencing an opioid
epidemic, 29 states and Washington DC have legalized cannabis for medical use. This …