Opioids Archives

Spouses of Surgery Patients Are at Increased Risk for Initiating Opioid Use

Most surgical patients have unused opioid pain medication. Researchers say family should be educated about its proper usage, security, and disposal.

End Involuntary Addiction Treatment in Prison, BMC Experts Urge Mass. Lawmakers

Tyshaun Perryman saw his own father sent to prison for treatment. The recovery coach told state officials incarceration is not what successful intervention looks like.

Checking Arrest Warrants Undermines the Goal of Post-Overdose Outreach Visits

To better engage overdose survivors and remove barriers to treatment, research suggests outreach programs consider limiting the practice.

A Promising Program Pairs Housing Assistance with Injectable Opioid Agonist Treatment

At one year of the Ottawa-based program, retention rate was 77%. Now experts are looking at how it could inform opioid addiction treatment for the most vulnerable in the U.S.

Safe Consumption Sites Directly Meet the Needs of the BMC Community

Woman looks at mock safe consumption site

Members of the Grayken Center for Addiction testified to the state about the need for safe consumption sites to address the rise in opioid overdose deaths.

A New Toolkit Equips Nurses with Essential Skills to Treat Addiction

Only 50% of nursing schools include addiction care in their curriculum. Now, Boston Medical Center nurses are working to fill that education gap to best support patients and reduce stigma.

Can Primary Care Help Youth Better Access Medication for Opioid Addiction?

Nearly two-thirds of patients studied did not receive medication for opioid use disorder, despite recommendations from medical groups. Primary care doctors can help boost access to addiction treatment.

Disparities in Opioid Overdose Deaths Are Worsening for Black Americans

person holding opioid overdose kit with nasal spray narcan naloxone

New data from the NIH-supported HEALing Communities Study underscores the need for racially inclusive approaches to address the opioid epidemic in vulnerable neighborhoods.

What Does Post-Operative Pain Management Look Like Amid the Opioid Epidemic?

patient in roll bed talking to surgeon about pain management

There is a role for opioid-based medications, but new procedures bring a multifaceted approach to pain management—and bring the patient into the treatment conversation.

Can Parenting Interventions Help Mothers with OUD & Their Babies?

New mother with her baby playing parenting intervention BRIGHT for moms with opioid addiction

A new clinical trial will research how BRIGHT, a trauma-responsive, attachment-based therapeutic parenting intervention, helps mothers with addiction and their children.

A Massachusetts Study Aims to Reduce Opioid Overdose Deaths

nasal narcan naloxone for reducing opioid overdose deaths in massachusetts

The HEALing Communities Study is up and running in several cities, bringing opioid use disorder treatment to people where they are. The goal? Find the most effective way to stop deaths.