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Drug-related stigma among people who inject drugs – development and validation of the drug use stigma scale (DUSS)

Robin A. Pollini, Catherine E. Paquette, Brandon Irvin, Jennifer L. Syvertsen, Christa L. Lilly

published 12 Dec 2025

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Impact of pregabalin reclassification as a controlled substance in Egypt on gabapentinoid and opioid utilization: A repeated cross-sectional study

Araniy Santhireswaran, Simon LaRue, Shanzeh Chaudhry, Yilei Liu, Katie Suda, Omneya Mohamed, Mohamed Amin, Jason Guertin, Mina Tadrous

published 05 Dec 2025

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A study protocol to explore the effectiveness and implementation of mobile community outreach services for women who use drugs in Baltimore, Maryland: The SHOUT Study

Sewika Sulpe, Catherine Tomko, Emily Clouse, Andrea L. Wirtz, Brian Weir, Nouran El-Ashry, Susan G. Sherman

published 01 Dec 2025

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Harm reduction services and interventions for People Who Use Drugs (PWUD) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) between 2013–2024: A scoping review protocol

Ignacio Bórquez, Katie Bailey, Gregory Laynor, Lidiane Toledo, Francisco I. Bastos, Julian Santaella-Tenorio, Álvaro Castillo-Carniglia, Magdalena Cerdá, Noa Krawczyk

published 24 Nov 2025

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A qualitative study exploring motivations for participating in research among women who use opioids

Sarah M. Bagley, Ariel D. Maschke, Miriam T. H. Harris, Alexander Y. Walley, Samantha Johnson, Emily Hurstak, John Farley, Sarah G. Keller, Vanessa M. McMahan, Cynthia Barrett, Phillip O. Coffin, Christine M. Gunn

published 20 Nov 2025

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Profile of analgesic prescription by medical specialties: A comparative study of symptomatic management in emergency care between orthopedics and other specialties–A retrospective observational brief report

Luis Fernando Penna, Adhan A. Wu, Ricardo Madureira, Ricardo Luiz A. Fonseca, Renata Kobayasi Zelada, Fernando Ganem, Christian V. Morinaga

published 17 Nov 2025

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Protocol for research examination of individual suicides occurring in chronic pain: A qualitative approach to psychological autopsy methodology

Stefan G. Kertesz, Allyson L. Varley, April E. Hoge, Thomas E. Joiner, Beth D. Darnall, Kate M. Nicholson, Lera A. Fuqua, Mary F. Gilmore, Kevin R. Riggs, Stephanie A. Gamble, Adam J. Gordon, Yogesh Dwivedi, Mark Flower, Christin S. Veasley, Carla Stumpf Patton, Ashley S. Leal, Dawn M. Gibson, James E. Elliott Jr, Megan B. McCullough

published 14 Nov 2025

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Adolescent morphine exposure does not alter low-dose lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced sickness behavior in adult C57/BL6 mice

Natalie V. Davidson, Cynthia Masese, Caitlin Han, Lili Massac, Yuu Ishikawa, Grace Reynolds, Codey Smithson, Jackson Cook, Melissa T. Manners, Shivon A. Robinson

published 04 Nov 2025

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Global assessment of pain care quality for musculoskeletal disorders: Insights from the quality of care index (QCI) from 1990 to 2021

Zhicong Xia, Jiangguang Wang, Xia Wen

published 31 Oct 2025

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Association between no-shows to scheduled clinic appointments and 30-day risk of overdose in patients prescribed methadone for opioid use disorder

Henry Kaufman Philofsky, Ian Cero, Daniel D. Maeng, Myra L. Mathis

published 27 Oct 2025

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Opioid-sparing anesthesia versus opioid-free anesthesia for postoperative recovery quality in breast cancer surgery patients: A systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis

JingWang Liu, JiaXin Liu, MingJie Wang, XiuLi Wang

published 24 Oct 2025

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Trends and characteristics during 17 years of naloxone distribution and administration through an overdose prevention program in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Nabarun Dasgupta, Alice Bell, Malcolm Visnich, Maya Doe-Simkins, Eliza Wheeler, Adams L. Sibley, Maryalice Nocera, Amy E. Seitz, Dorothy Chang, Summer Barlow, Zachary D. W. Dezman, Jana K. McAninch

published 24 Oct 2025

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Simulating the impact of methadone prescribing and pharmacy dispensing on opioid treatment and overdose in New York State: A study protocol for an agent-based modeling study

Noa Krawczyk, Megan Miller, Ignacio Bórquez, Caroline Rutherford, Georgiy Bobashev, Pamela Mund, Katherine Keyes, Magdalena Cerdá, Ashly E. Jordan

published 22 Oct 2025

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