Subject: Opioids
Opioid death rates soared in communities where pain pills flowed
Death rates from opioids soared in the towns, cities and counties that were saturated with billions of prescription pain pills from 2006 through 2012, according to government death data and a previously undisclosed database of opioid shipments.
Opioid Clinic Use Doubles After COVID Arrives at Alabama HIV Center
At a large HIV clinic in Birmingham, Alabama, overall appointments for outpatient opioid use disorder (OUD) doubled after the COVID-19 epidemic arrived in March 2020.
NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse: Opioids
The NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse maintains a resource and information page on opioids, including articles on treatment, medications, overdose rates, and drug facts.
Incorporating Opioid Use Disorder Screening and Treatment into HIV and HCV Management
View this slide deck to gain insights on ID specialists and hepatologists’ critical role in addressing the ongoing opioid use disorder (OUD) epidemic and learn practical strategies for incorporating OUD screening, patient evaluation, and treatment into HIV and HCV care settings.
COVID-19 Pandemic Provides Opportunity To Realign Self-Help Groups With Medications For People With Opioid Use Disorder
In this article from Health Affairs, Hefei Wen and coauthors analyze national data on opioid addiction treatment. In response to world events, the authors put their work in the context of the current COVID-19 crisis.
CDC HIV Surveillance Special Report: HIV Infection Risk, Prevention, and Testing Behaviors Among Persons Who Inject Drugs
This CDC infographic details findings from National Behavioral Surveillance on behaviors of people who inject drugs in relation to HIV risk, prevention, and testing.
Addiction Center Glossary of Drug Street Names
Use this glossary to see the brand, generic, and street names of various drugs.
Validation of a Brief Measure of Opioid Dependence: The Rapid Opioid Dependence Screen (RODS)
This study reports on the initial validation of the RODS among a sample of 97 newly incarcerated, HIV-positive individuals.
Opioid Risk Tool (ORT)
The Opioid Risk Tool (ORT) is a brief, self-report screening tool designed for use with adult patients in primary care settings to assess the risk for opioid abuse among individuals prescribed opioids for the treatment of chronic pain.
Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale
This tool can be used in both inpatient and outpatient settings to reproducibly rate common signs and symptoms of opiate withdrawal and monitor these symptoms over time.