Pain Patients Should Taper Opioids At Their Own Pace, Study Suggests

Many chronic pain patients can reduce opioid use with slow, voluntary taper

More than 50 million Americans live with chronic pain; among them, approximately 1 in 10 take prescription opioids regularly. A new large-sc

Enhanced recovery after surgery ERAS on opioid consumption

Opioid addiction can begin with efforts to control pain

Many of the people who become addicted to opioids are struggling with pain, explains nurse practitioner Many of the people who become addict

Symptom-Based Dosing May Improve Discharge Readiness for Infants with Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome

This study assessed whether a symptom-based dosing strategy for opioid treatment reduces time to medical readiness for discharge compared wi

Intraoperative single-dose methadone significantly affects postoperative morphine consumption in older patients with a hip fracture: the MetaHip randomized controlled trial

Background and purpose: Effective pain management in older patients with a hip fracture is critical for postoperative recovery. Our primary

Unique approach to opioid addiction treats the whole person

Opioid addiction presents many challenges for the medical world, including how to get people off the drug successfully. Habitual use of thes