Evolution of an epidemic: Understanding the opioid epidemic in the United States and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on opioid-related mortality by Laing, R, Donnelly, CA

“…We conduct this research with a two-fold aim: providing a quantitative analysis of the opioid epidemic in the United States (U.S.), and exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on opioid-related mortality. …”

A Need for Further Education on Buprenorphine in Pain Medicine by Jamal Hasoon, Anvinh Nguyen, Ivan Urits, Christopher Robinson, Omar Viswanath, Alan D Kaye

“…With the ongoing opioid epidemic in the United States there has been a strong transition towards utilizing multi-modal analgesia, interventional procedures, and non-opioid medications when managing acute and chronic pain. …”
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Responding to Unexpected Urine Drug Test Results: A Phenomenological Approach by Jolene Schulz, Dr. Casey Rentmeester

“… As a response to the opioid epidemic in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain in 2016. …”
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Dying for the Economy: Disposable People and Economies of Death in the Global North by Eve Darian-Smith

“…I then point to an emerging literature on “economies of death” and apply that to the opioid epidemic in the United States as an illustrative case of a “necroeconomy”. …”
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The opioid crisis: need for systems science research by Jalali, Seyed Mohammad Javad, Botticelli, Michael, Hwang, Rachael C., Koh, Howard K., McHugh, R. Kathryn

“…The opioid epidemic in the United States has had a devastating impact on millions of people as well as on their families and communities. …”
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Modulation of Opioid Transport at the Blood-Brain Barrier by Altered ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) Transporter Expression and Activity by Junzhi Yang, Bianca G. Reilly, Thomas P. Davis, Patrick T. Ronaldson

“…This is emphasized by the current opioid epidemic in the United States where opioid analgesics are frequently abused and misused. …”
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Opioid Consumption Following Foot and Ankle Surgery: A Systematic Review by Christian DeMaio BS, Rob Nayfa BS, Ty D. Reasnor BS, Jake A. Fox MD, Samuel Thompson MD, Amgad Haleem Amin MD, PhD

“…Category: Other; Hindfoot Introduction/Purpose: The opioid epidemic in the United States has gained significant attention over the past few years. …”
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The association of depression and anxiety with postoperative opioid use following total joint arthroplasty by Crystal Diei, Soraya Mehdipour, Pelle V. Wall, Rodney A. Gabriel

“…Background: The devastating opioid epidemic in the United States has been exacerbated by health care practices as well as underlying individual factors. …”
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Multimodal Acute Pain Management in the Parturient with Opioid Use Disorder: A Review by Koltenyuk V, Mrad I, Choe I, Ayoub MI, Kumaraswami S, Xu JL

“…Victor Koltenyuk,1 Ismat Mrad,2 Ian Choe,1 Mohamad Ibrahim Ayoub,3 Sangeeta Kumaraswami,4 Jeff L Xu4 1School of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA; 2Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA; 3Department of Anesthesiology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 4Department of Anesthesiology, Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USACorrespondence: Jeff L Xu, Department of Anesthesiology, Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College, 100 Woods Road, Valhalla, NY, 10595, USA, Tel +1 914 493 7693, Fax +1 914 493 7927, Email jeff.xu@wmchealth.orgAbstract: The opioid epidemic in the United States has led to an increasing number of pregnant patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) presenting to obstetric units. …”
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Multimodal General Anesthesia: Theory and Practice by Brown, Emery Neal, Pavone, Kara, Naranjo, Marusa

“…Moreover, overreliance on opioids has contributed to the opioid epidemic in the United States. Spurred by concern of opioid overuse, balanced general anesthesia strategies are now using more agents to create the anesthetic state. …”
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Evaluating the Effect of COVID-19 on Outpatient Opioid Utilization Among Health First Colorado Members and a National Non-Medicaid Cohort: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis by Anderson HD, Patterson VP, Wright G, Rawlings JE, Moore GD, Leonard J, Page RL II

“…Montview Blvd, Mail Stop C238, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA, Tel +1 303-724-2616, Fax +1 303-724-2627, Email robert.page@cuanschutz.eduObjective: COVID-19, coinciding with the opioid epidemic in the United States, has had significant impacts on health-care utilization. …”
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Opioid versus non-opioid postoperative pain management in otolaryngology by Allison Keane, Kayla Jardine, David Goldenberg, Sandeep Pradhan, Jay Zhu, Jobran Mansour, Hadas Knoller, Ron Eshel, Yoav P. Talmi, Sonia Vaida, Guy Slonimsky

“…Abstract Background The opioid epidemic in the United States has had devastating consequences, with many opioid-related deaths and a significant economic toll. …”
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