They identified just over one million commercially insured US patients — none of whom had a history of misuse or
ongoing opioid use — who underwent routine surgery between 2008 and 2016.
In a study published online by JAMA Surgery, Hance A. Clarke, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.P.C., of Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Canada, and colleagues measured rates of
ongoing opioid use up to 1 year after major surgery.
Not exact matches
The family also
used the announcement as an opportunity to talk about the
ongoing opioid crisis.
«As legalization is likely to increase marijuana
use, we'll need
ongoing analyses to determine the relationship, if any, between marijuana policy and non-medical
opioid use among women.»
The agency has
ongoing research examining the effectiveness of drugs such as methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone that are
used to wean people off of stronger
opioids, as well as research developing alternatives such as vaccines and transcranial magnetic stimulation to treat
opioid addictions.