opioids Archive — Page 2 of 7

July 21, 2022

Difficulty swallowing linked to chronic opioid use: study

Vanderbilt researchers found that chronic use of opioid painkillers like hydrocodone and oxycodone significantly increases the risk of dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing.

By Bill Snyder

White tablets spilled from an open orange prescription bottle, with additional pill bottles blurred in the background.

June 9, 2022

Filling multiple opioid prescriptions after childbirth associated with maternal death risk

In a new study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers, women who filled two or more prescriptions for opioids after childbirth faced a 46% greater risk of death than women who did not.

By Jake Lowary

May 23, 2022

Pushing (anti-overdose) drugs

An automated alert to encourage clinicians to coprescribe naloxone for patients at risk of opioid overdose increased naloxone prescriptions per opioid prescription 16-fold.

By Paul Govern

January 4, 2022

Opioid use disorder treatment access increases in areas with large Medicaid population

By Jill Clendening

Futuristic digital illustration of a human head and shoulders formed from glowing blue and pink pixels, overlaid with a microchip, circuit patterns, binary digits, and waveform graphics.

October 19, 2021

Artificial intelligence predicts opioid overdose in Tennessee

Researchers at Vanderbilt and the Tennessee Department of Health have developed 30-day predictive models for fatal and non-fatal opioid-related overdose among patients receiving opioid prescriptions in the state.

By Paul Govern

Infographic titled “County-Level Characteristics Including Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS) Associated With Infant Foster Care Entry.” It reports associations between higher foster-care entry rates and the number of NOWS diagnoses, healthcare workers, and rural residence, and lists policy considerations for opioid-affected families. Hands hold a paper-cutout family over a teal background, with Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy and RAND logos at the bottom.

October 13, 2021

Study shows link between neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome and foster care entry

Vanderbilt research has revealed the close relationship between neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome and the number of infants entering foster care.

By Jill Clendening

August 12, 2021
VUMC expands programming in effort to help pregnant and postpartum women, infants in opioid crisis

A newly created program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is aiming to address the increasing toll the opioid crisis is having on pregnant and postpartum women and their infants.
By Jessica Pasley
July 22, 2021
Resident’s opioid-related efforts become TMA priority

Leah Jesse, MD, a Psychiatry resident, successfully brought an anti-stigma resolution to the floor of the Tennessee Medical Association (TMA) House of Delegates meeting in May.
By Emily Stembridge
June 3, 2021
‘Secret shopper’ study sheds light on barriers to opioid treatment for women

After a 2020 Vanderbilt University Medical Center study showed women have a difficult time accessing treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), investigators analyzed comments received from the study’s participants to further shed light on barriers to care, which included everything from long on-hold times to difficult interactions with clinic receptionists during phone calls seeking appointments.
By Jill Clendening
April 26, 2021
Study finds increased risk of serious opioid events in mothers, regardless of dose

A new study from Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers finds that new mothers who receive opioids after uncomplicated vaginal births face an increased risk of serious opioid-related events regardless of the opioid dosage, a finding that could significantly impact care delivery.
By Jake Lowary
February 11, 2021
Program using telehealth to treat Opioid Use Disorder

The Vanderbilt Maternal Addiction Recovery Program (VMARP) is offering virtual appointments to help reach patients in Nashville’s outlying areas for treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD).
By Emily Stembridge
January 12, 2021
Study shows drastic increases in opioid-affected births

The rate of mothers who had an opioid-related diagnosis when delivering their baby increased by 131% from 2010-2017, as the incidence of babies diagnosed with drug withdrawal, known as neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), increased by 82% nationally during that same time period.
By Craig Boerner
January 7, 2021
VA adopts enhanced recovery for total knee, total hip patients

For patients receiving total knee or total hip replacements at the Nashville VA Medical Center, the use of opioids for inpatient pain management and the total time patients spent in the hospital were both greatly reduced following the January 2016 adoption of sweeping quality improvement measures.
By Paul Govern

opioids Archive — Page 2 of 7

Difficulty swallowing linked to chronic opioid use: study

Filling multiple opioid prescriptions after childbirth associated with maternal death risk

Pushing (anti-overdose) drugs

Opioid use disorder treatment access increases in areas with large Medicaid population

Artificial intelligence predicts opioid overdose in Tennessee

Study shows link between neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome and foster care entry

VUMC expands programming in effort to help pregnant and postpartum women, infants in opioid crisis

Resident’s opioid-related efforts become TMA priority

‘Secret shopper’ study sheds light on barriers to opioid treatment for women

Study finds increased risk of serious opioid events in mothers, regardless of dose

Program using telehealth to treat Opioid Use Disorder

Study shows drastic increases in opioid-affected births

VA adopts enhanced recovery for total knee, total hip patients