Evidence that flocking behavior is rewarded by singing, flock mates, and mu opioid receptors in the nucleus accumbens. by Alyse N Maksimoski, Taviah A Levenson, Changjiu Zhao, Lauren V Riters

“…This form of analgesia has been shown to be an indirect measure of opioid release, suggesting that the presence of flock mates may induce opioid-mediated reward. …”
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A deep learning analysis for dual healthcare system users and risk of opioid use disorder by Ying Yin, Elizabeth Workman, Phillip Ma, Yan Cheng, Yijun Shao, Joseph L. Goulet, Friedhelm Sandbrink, Cynthia Brandt, Christopher Spevak, Jacob T. Kean, William Becker, Alexander Libin, Nawar Shara, Helen M. Sheriff, Jorie Butler, Rajeev M. Agrawal, Joel Kupersmith, Qing Zeng-Trietler

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Common Mechanisms Underlying Opioid Tolerance and Dependence and Neuropathic Pain: Role of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors by Marian E Fundytus

“…It has been suggested that opioid tolerance and dependence share common mechanisms with neuropathic pain. …”
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Activation of Opioid Receptors Attenuates Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Skeletal Muscle Induced by Tourniquet Placement by Yue-Xian Guo, Gui-Ying Wang, Wen-jie Cheng, Cai-Zhen Yan, Shuang Zhao, Zhao Li, Peng Liu, Xiu-Li Wang

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Multimodal low-opioid anesthesia as a factor in reducing the activation of the proinflammatory response in cardiac surgery by S.R. Maruniak, O.A. Loskutov, O.M. Druzhyna, I.R. Malysh, V.G. Kolesnikov, N.O. Korotchuk

“…The aim – to evaluate the effect of the low opioid anesthetic management scheme on the dynamics of cytokines (interleukin-6) during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). …”
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Postoperative Opioid Consumption After Discharge: An Update From the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative Registry by Ashwin J. Kulkarni, BS, Vidhya Gunaseelan, MBA, MS, MHA, Chad M. Brummett, MD, Jennifer Waljee, MD, MPH, MSc, Michael Englesbe, MD, Mark C. Bicket, MD, PhD

“…Objective:. To evaluate opioid consumption for 21 procedures over 4 years from the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative (MSQC) registry and update post-discharge prescribing guidelines. …”
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Delta opioid receptors affect acoustic features of song during vocal learning in zebra finches by Utkarsha A. Singh, Soumya Iyengar

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Sensory Neuropeptides and Endogenous Opioids Expression in Human Dental Pulp with Asymptomatic Inflammation: In Vivo Study by Daniel Chavarria-Bolaños, Hector Flores-Reyes, Nelson Lombana-Sanchez, Bernardino Cerda-Cristerna, Amaury Pozos-Guillen

“…Once extracted, dental pulp tissue was prepared to determine the expression levels of both neuropeptides and endogenous opioids by radioimmunoassay (RIA). Results. All samples from the CTRg exhibited basal levels of both neuropeptides and endogenous opioids. …”
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Recreational prescription opioid misuse among college students in the USA: An application of the theory of planned behavior by Robert E. Davis, Martha A. Bass, Mary A. Ford, John P. Bentley, KoFan Lee, Nicole A. Doyle

Subjects: “…opioids; intention; prescription drug misuse; attitudes; beliefs…”

Patient centered medication treatment for opioid use disorder in rural Vermont: a qualitative study by Emily G. Hichborn, Owen B. Murray, Eilis I. Murphy, Tess E. Gallant, Sarah K. Moore, Bethany M. McLeman, John Saroyan, Anthony Folland, Megan Mitchell, Lisa A. Marsch

Subjects: “…Opioid use disorder…”
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Long-term deprescription in chronic pain and opioid use disorder patients: Pharmacogenetic and sex differences by Muriel Javier, Escorial Mónica, Margarit César, Barrachina Jordi, Carvajal Cristian, Morales Domingo, Peiró Ana M.

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Development and preclinical testing of a naloxone prodrug depot for extended protection against opioid overdose by Hala Aldawod, Arjun D. Patel, Rasha Emara, Dengpan Liang, Joshua S. Ho, Toufiq Ul Amin, Md Tariqul Haque Tuhin, Abdulmalek Balgoname, Avishan Kiani, Jumana M. Ajlouny, Melanie A. Felmlee, Miki S. Park, Bhaskara R. Jasti, William K. Chan, James A. Uchizono, Mamoun M. Alhamadsheh

“…Abstract The opioid crisis, driven by synthetic opioids like fentanyl, demands innovative solutions. …”
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Opioid-related harms and experiences of care among people in justice settings in New South Wales, Australia: evidence from the National Ambulance Surveillance System by Naomi Beard, Michael McGrath, Harry M. X. Lai, James Wilson, Anthony Hew, Amaya Muñoz Labiano, Dan I. Lubman, Rowan P. Ogeil

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Evaluating the antagonist effect of naltrexone implant via opioid challenge tests with escalating doses of hydromorphone injection in former heroin dependent patients by Wei Qu, Xuyi Wang, Chongyang Dong, Tao Zhang, Shugui Yin, Zhijun Sun, Shiqiang Wang, Anni Guo, Wei Hao

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Assessing medical students’ beliefs about the opioid crisis and their post-graduation plans: a cross-sectional study by Samuel Borgemenke, Nicholas Durstock, Elizabeth A. Beverly

Subjects: “…Opioids…”
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Discrimination between unstable angina stages using multiple pathway parameters by Hasan Abbas Qazmooz, Hasan Najah Smesam, Maha Abdul Saheb Ridha, Hussein Al-Hakeim

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Use of Tramadol or Other Analgesics in Patients Treated in the Emergency Department as a Risk Factor for Opioid Use by Jorge Enrique Machado-Alba, Laura Sofía Serna-Echeverri, Luis Fernando Valladales-Restrepo, Manuel Enrique Machado-Duque, Andrés Gaviria-Mendoza

“…The objective of this cohort study was to determine the association between the use of tramadol in emergency departments and the later consumption of opioids at the outpatient level in a group of patients from Colombia. …”
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A Comparison between Enriched and Nonenriched Enrollment Randomized Withdrawal Trials of Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain by Andrea D Furlan, Luis E Chaparro, Emma Irvin, Angela Mailis-Gagnon

“…Some investigators defend the use of enrichment designs for opioids in chronic noncancer pain (CNCP), reasoning that opioids may appear to underperform in clinically heterogeneous contexts, ie, that substantial efficacy in a particular patient subgroup may be diluted or masked by poor efficacy in another subgroup. …”
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Risk Factors Associated with Falls and Fractures Following Prescription of Opioids Among Privately Insured Patients with Osteoarthritis by Stuart Silverman, Patricia Schepman, J. Bradford Rice, Craig G. Beck, William Pajerowski, Alan G. White, Sheena Thakkar, Rebecca L. Robinson, Birol Emir

“…**Objective:** Opioids are associated with negative clinical outcomes, including increased risk of falls and fractures. …”
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Self-Reported Practices in Opioid Management of Chronic Noncancer Pain: A Survey of Canadian Family Physicians by Michael JM Allen, Mark M Asbridge, Peter C MacDougall, Andrea D Furlan, Oleg Tugalev

“…BACKGROUND: In May 2010, a new Canadian guideline on prescribing opioids for chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) was released. …”
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