Opioid use disorder (OUD) is a major current cause of morbidity and mortality. Long-term
exposure to short-acting opioids (MOP-r agonists such as heroin or fentanyl) results in …

Oxycodone, a semisynthetic derivative of naturally occurring thebaine, an opioid alkaloid,
has been available for more than 100 years. Although thebaine cannot be used …

Purpose During the COVID-19 pandemic, social and economic disruption such as social
isolation, job and income losses, and increased psychological distress, may have …

Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecological malignancy worldwide and
unfortunately has a much higher mortality rate in Black women compared with White women …

Objective To examine the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal substance abuse
and neonatal outcomes. Study design Cross-sectional observational study of neonates …

Background Overdoses caused by synthetic mu-opioid receptor (MOR) agonists such as
fentanyl are causing increasing mortality in the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic …

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 is associated with the development of neurocognitive
disorders in many infected individuals, including a broad spectrum of motor impairments and …

Importance Educational attainment in the US is associated with life expectancy. As the
opioid crisis worsens, it is critical to understand how overdose death rate trends evolve …

Background: Adolescents and young adults in the United States (US) have experienced a
significant increase in drug overdose mortality rates in the last two decades. During the …

Background This study aims to assess the association of community social vulnerability and
community prescription opioid availability with individual non-fatal or fatal opioid overdose …