The Opioid Risk Tool (ORT) is a self-reported questionnaire that doctors can use to assess a person’s potential risk of opioid use disorder before prescribing pain medication. This feature mentions ...

A feasibility study shows many providers intended to continue using the tool, although some said they did not have sufficient time or did not need the tool. A new report shows that an app designed to ...

After Maryland became one of the top five states for opioid-related deaths in 2017, Annapolis-based Anne Arundel Health System created a formula to measure opioid overprescribing within its EHR system ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Many of the tragedies of the COVID-19 pandemic divided dramatically along sex, age, racial, and ethnic lines. The ...

BOSTON (WWLP) – The Healey-Driscoll Administration launched a public-facing dashboard that allows Massachusetts residents to track the allocation and spending of $1 billion in opioid settlement funds.

A top Veterans Affairs official investigating claims of opiate over-prescription at the Tomah VA hospital says changes are already being made even as internal and criminal investigations proceed. Dr.

The opioid epidemic continues to rage across the country – and Pennsylvania is not immune from it. It’s been seven years since it was first designated a public health emergency, and it has continued ...

Although clinicians have traditionally used the Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence Scoring Tool to assess the severity of neonatal opioid withdrawal, a newer function-based approach — the Eat, Sleep, ...

Imagine the scene. You walk into a room to find your loved one unconscious on the floor, barely breathing. You know your loved one has been using prescription painkillers or heroin and believe s/he ...

A new analytical system created by University of Kentucky researchers is helping to predict and prevent opioid overdoses in Kentucky.The surveillance ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced approval of AvertD, the first genetic test to help identify elevated risk for developing opioid use disorder — welcome news for the 3 million ...