This paper describes the formative evaluation of a naloxone program at a center for integrative health. The aim of this project was a small part of a larger, nationwide e [...]

Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) is an ongoing epidemic that effects millions of individuals worldwide. There is limited research on OUD in patients with cancer and standardized [...]

The brain regulates nociceptive processing through descending projections from the brainstem to the spinal and trigeminal dorsal horns. This is accomplished through endog [...]

This dissertation explores the regulation and adaptation of mu-opioid receptors (MORs) within the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT), a brain region critical f [...]

Harm reduction interventions, such as naloxone access and co-prescribing practices within primary care, can improve opioid safety and reduce harmful patient outcomes. Thi [...]

Rural communities are disproportionately impacted by the nation's current opioid epidemic. While access to buprenorphine, the gold standard of pharmaceutical treatment fo [...]

Pediatric patients are at risk for morbidity and mortality secondary to medication dosing errors. Unlike with adult dosing, most pediatric medications require weight-bas [...]

Despite growing concomitant use of opioids and methamphetamines and other stimulants, documentation of this polysubstance use in the electronic health record (EHR) is not [...]