opioid addiction Archives

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Pamela F. Cipriano, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN President, American Nurses Association

Addressing the opioid epidemic

September 13, 2017

Funding and access to care are crucial to solving substance use disorders. The word crisis can be defined in several ways. But when looking at the extent of…

Bariatric Surgical Patients at Risk for Newly Persistent Opioid Use

October 26, 2017

A much higher rate of prolonged postoperative opioid use is identified in bariatric surgical patients compared with general surgical patients according to the results of a Michigan study…

Deadly staph infections linked to opioid epidemic

March 19, 2019

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Vital Signs reported that more than 119,000 Americans acquired bloodstream Staphylococcus aureus infections in 2017, and nearly 20,000 died. The…

FDA taking new steps to address opioid addiction

June 15, 2017

On June 13, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announce new steps it is taking to address opioid addiction. Opioid formulations with properties designed to deter abuse…

Hepatitis C treatment safe, effective for those treated for opioid addiction

August 11, 2016

Elbasvir–grazoprevir for hepatitis C is safe and effective for treating patients receiving opioid-agonist therapy for substance abuse, according to a study in Annals of Internal Medicine. Read more

Nurses lead in fighting opioid crisis

November 13, 2016

Nowhere in the nation are we immune to the ravages of the opioid epidemic. The crisis has struck our cities, suburbs, and rural communities. Across party lines, lawmakers at the…

Opioid overdose

February 14, 2017

When Tom Smith* finds his mother Mary, age 59, extremely sleepy and difficult to awaken, he calls 911. The emergency medical technician (EMT) notes a prescription bottle labeled…

Opioid use disorder: Why are nurses denied proven treatment?

September 20, 2019

By Julie Cullen, Managing Editor, American Nurse Today Earlier this year, American Nurse Today ran a two-part series called “When a BON disciplinary process is based on substance…

Prescription opioids: A growing epidemic of abuse

November 11, 2013

Many people who take prescription opioids underestimate the abuse potential.

Stigma and misconceptions related to addictive disease

June 11, 2011

What do you know about addiction to opioids? If you are like many clinicians you might have trouble sorting out the facts, which can affect your ability to…

Treating Teenagers with Opioid Addictions

September 24, 2019

Opioid use disorder (OUD), especially among the young, is a growing crisis. Statistics from 2017 indicate that every day approximately 900 adolescents began misusing opioids; some began using…

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Urge Congress to act on opioid public health emergency

December 22, 2017

President Trump declared the opioid epidemic a public health emergency on Oct. 26. Nurses see the devastating impact of the opioid crisis every day. And because of their…

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