J Pain Symptom Manage. 2026 Aug 19:S0885-3924(26)00954-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2026.08.011. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Hospice and palliative medicine (HPM) clinicians increasingly care for patients with serious illness and prolonged opioid exposure, yet often report limited training managing consequences like opioid misuse or opioid use disorder (OUD). Little is known about c…
Pregnancy (Hoboken). 2026 Mar 22;2(2):e70274. doi: 10.1002/pmf2.70274. eCollection 2026 Mar. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The emergence of xylazine, a veterinary alpha-2 and kappa opioid receptor agonist, as an adulterant in illicitly manufactured fentanyl has created new challenges and risks for pregnant people who use unregulated opioids. Xylazine test strips (XTSs) have been proposed as a harm reduc…
The opioid crisis has been one of the most serious public health challenges in recent decades. Opioids include prescription pain medicines as well as illegal drugs like heroin and fentanyl. While these drugs can be useful for treating pain, they are also highly addictive. Many people who start using opioids for medical reasons can develop […] The post This community program may strongly benefit p…
Implement Sci. 2026 Feb 21. doi: 10.1186/s13012-026-01492-5. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Opioid use disorder (OUD) remains a critical public health crisis across the United States. To address this challenge, the HEALing Measurement Center, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative, aims to enhance the quality, […]
