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Opioids

The association between long-term opioid therapy and composite infection-related dental outcomes

Anne C. Black, Kirsha S. Gordon, James D. Dziura, Declan T. Barry, Stephen Crystal, E. Jennifer Edelman, Gretchen Gibson, Michelle Hamilton, Marianne Jurasic, Yu Li, Brandon D.L. Marshall, Melissa Skanderson, Katie Suda, William C. Becker

published 02 Feb 2026

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Novel approaches in linkage of data sources to explore the associations between purchase of opioid prescriptions during pregnancy and adverse neonatal outcomes

Nahed O. ElHassan, Corey J. Hayes, Ruchira V. Mahashabde, Xiaotong Han, Chary Akmyradov, Chenghui Li, Teresa Hudson, Robert Mcgehee Jr, Peter M. Mourani, Bradley C. Martin

published 30 Jan 2026

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Investigating the effects of cannabinoids for the reduction of inflammation and sickle cell disease pain (CRISP); A protocol for a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study

Jordan Bellis, Lydia Monk, Ritika Jhawar, Galia Pollock, Angela Liu, Charleen Jacobs-McFarlane, Brittany McCrary, Jeffrey Glassberg, Susanna Curtis

published 28 Jan 2026

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Continuous wound infiltration versus placebo following elective minimally invasive colorectal surgery (CIMICS): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Sofie Glazemakers, Stijn H.J. Ketelaers, Harm J. Scholten, Robert-Jan Schipper, Michaël I. Meesters, Jacobus W.A. Burger, Johanne G. Bloemen

published 21 Jan 2026

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“It’s a last straw situation”; Overdose response and preferences for seeking support from emergency services during overdose in rural Ohio

David C. Colston, Vivian F. Go, Clare Barrington, Adams L. Sibley, Hannah M. Piscalko, Laura Limarzi-Klyn, William C. Miller

published 16 Jan 2026

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From law enforcement to public safety: Police officer experiences of naloxone administration to reverse opioid overdose in New York City

Bennett Allen, Alex Harocopos

published 15 Jan 2026

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Opioid dispensing prior to opioid toxicity hospitalizations and emergency department visits in Canada, 2018–2022

Bisola Hamzat, Grace Cheung, Dean T. Eurich, Jean-Luc Kaboré, Louis de Léséleuc, Zhaoyu Liu, Daniel McCormack, Houssem Missaoui, Jason R. Randall, Dana Shearer, David Stock, Tara Gomes

published 12 Jan 2026

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Pharmacokinetics and analgesic efficacy of fentanyl and buprenorphine in chicken embryos

Luis Truhlar, Julia Werner, Marie-Louise Schmid, Aylina Glasenapp, Heike Baehre, Judith Reiser, Julia Koerner, Heidrun Potschka, Marion Bankstahl, Christine Baumgartner

published 08 Jan 2026

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Association of perioperative fentanyl analog exposure with risk of psychiatric disorder in non-cardiac surgery: A 10-year retrospective study in a Korean tertiary hospital

Dong Yun Lee, Ah Ran Oh, Rae Woong Park, Jungchan Park

published 31 Dec 2025

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Age and gender disparities in administration of opioid for cardiac chest pain in the emergency department

Emad Awad, Heba Abushanab, Raed Darwish, Taryn Hunt-Smith, Mohamed Shubair, Jeffrey Druck

published 26 Dec 2025

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The role of emergency departments in opioid related harms: A qualitative study among emergency healthcare providers

Charlotte Ten Pas, Viren Bahadoer, Cornelis Kramers, Albert Dahan, Hannah Ellerbroek, Joris Holkenborg, Ozcan Sir, Merel Van Loon, Arnt Schellekens, Nicole Kraaijvanger

published 19 Dec 2025

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Leading predictors and their associations with combination opioid pain therapy in older adults with cancer: Application of machine learning approaches

Christy Xavier, Rafia S. Rasu, Chanhyun Park, Sydney Manning, Usha Sambamoorthi

published 19 Dec 2025

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The hidden risks of polypharmacy: Exploring potentially inappropriate prescribing with STOPP/START criteria version 3–A cross-sectional study

Mikołaj Szoszkiewicz, Ewa Deskur-Śmielecka, Arkadiusz Styszyński, Marcel Kusyń, Kamila Krzemińska, Barbara Więckowska, Agnieszka Neumann-Podczaska, Katarzyna Wieczorowska-Tobis

published 18 Dec 2025

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