Gender and Racial Disparities in Pain Perception, Opioid Prescribing, and OUD Treatment   Gopika Pillai, BS Drexel University College of Medicine   SUMMARY POINTS Women are both overexposed to prescription opioids and underserved in adequate pain evaluation. Black, Hispanic, and other minority patients receive fewer analgesics and opioids for similar pain compared to White patients. Rising OUD mortality among racial/ethnic minority groups is linked to lower prescribing rates

The Illicit Opioid Market: Patterns and Implications   Justin Leggin, BS Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University     SUMMARY POINTS The 2010 reformulation of OxyContin led to a rapid and documented substitution effect, igniting a heroin epidemic that quadrupled heroin deaths in just four years. Synthetic opioids, primarily illicit fentanyl, have since reshaped the overdose crisis, with fentanyl-related deaths increasing over 1,000% from 2013 to 2019. Supp

Reported Adverse Effects, Withdrawal Symptoms, and Misuse Patterns Associated with Non-Prescription Tianeptine Use Dante Gilberti, MS Drexel University College of Medicine   SUMMARY POINTS Tianeptine misuse is associated with significant neurologic and cardiovascular adverse effects. Withdrawal symptoms from tianeptine resemble opioid withdrawal and frequently require medical treatment, highlighting the drug’s dependence potential. Misuse patterns show rapid tolerance and esc

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RESEARCH ANALYSIS The Role of Music Therapy in Reducing Post-Operative Stress, Chronic Pain, and Potential Opioid Usage Amogh Nagol, BS...

RESEARCH ANALYSIS   Racial Discrepancies in Opioid Overdoses and Buprenorphine Access in Philadelphia   KATHERINE CHAMBERS, BS Lewis Katz...

RESEARCH ANALYSIS   Effects on Memory After a First-Time Opioid Overdose Compared to Multiple Opioid Overdoses   Kayla Yim, BS...

RESEARCH ANALYSIS Postpartum Opioid Prescribing Trends   KAYLA VALENTI, BS Drexel University College of Medicine   SUMMARY POINTS -      ...

RESEARCH ANALYSIS   Variability in Pain Management for Adolescent ACL Reconstruction Patients   KATHERINE JERAKIS, MS Drexel University...

RESEARCH ANALYSIS   Pain Management Strategies for Phantom Limb Pain   Tien Vu, BS Sidney Kimmel Medical School at Thomas Jefferson...

RESEARCH ANALYSIS   Prevalence and Risk Factors of Opioid Addiction in Athletes   ROMEO MAYS, MS Philadelphia College of Osteopathic...

RESEARCH ANALYSIS   Wide Awake Local Anesthesia No Tourniquet: An Alternative Approach to Carpal Tunnel Surgery   John J. Czarnecki, BS...

RESEARCH ANALYSIS   Best Practices for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Pregnant Individuals Jesse Devlin, BS Drexel University College...