Opioid Prescribing: Rising to the Challenge

Overweight and obesity may cause 10% of new cancer diagnoses annually in the US. In this JAMA Review in the Translational Science series, author Neil Iyengar, MD, of Emory University discusses the biological pathways that may promote cancer in people with overweight or obesity an ...  Show more

Chronic noninfectious diarrhea affects approximately 6% to 7% of adults in the US and significantly impairs quality of life. Author William Chey, MD, of the University of Michigan joins JAMA Deputy Editor Mary M. McDermott, MD, to discuss strategies for diagnosis and treatment of ...  Show more

When we are in pain, we often turn to over-the-counter medications like acetaminophen. Sometimes, however, we’re prescribed opioid painkillers, and there’s a perception that this will be a more effective treatment, because opiods are the “strongest” treatment. But a lot of what w ...  Show more

Dr. Pennell talks with Dr. Ray Page about efforts to address the opioid crisis impact onthe care of patients, and what role oncologists can play on this issue. Hello, and welcome to the ASCO Journal of Oncology Practice podcast. This is Dr. Nate Pennell, medical oncologist at the ...  Show more

Drs Michael S. Saag and Ellen F. Eaton discuss HIV and opioid use disorder, including opioid agonists for chronic pain management, tools for reducing mortality, and management in the outpatient setting. Relevant disclosures can be found with the episode show notes on Medscape (ht ...  Show more

Contributor: Jared Scott MD

Educational Pearls:

Should we use opioids to treat low back and neck pain? The OPAL Trial, published in The Lancet, in June 2023, attempted to answer this very question.</ ...