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Fatal drug overdoses in Pa. soar by more than 600 during pandemic
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
Jan 7, 20231 min read


With a rise in overdose deaths, how is Pa. combating the opioid epidemic?
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Rothman Opioid Foundation
Jan 7, 20231 min read


Rothman Opioid Foundation
Jan 7, 20231 min read


DEA “Drug Take Back Day” Works. Dispose of Unused Opioid Medication on Saturday, October 23, 2021
By Asif Ilyas, MD, MBA, FACS President, Rothman Orthopaedic Institute Foundation for Opioid Research and Education Have you recently had...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Jan 7, 20232 min read


Research Update
Paladino J, Townsend CB, Ly J, Judy R, Conroy C, Bhatt S, Abdelfattah H, Solarz M, Woozley K, Ilyas AM. Multiple Opioid Prescribers...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Jan 7, 20231 min read


WEBINAR | Peri-Operative Management of OUD Patients
FREE VIRTUAL WEBINAR DECEMBER 15, 2022 Perioperative Management of Patients with OUD including Case Studies with Buprenorphine to be...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Dec 12, 20221 min read
Relationship Between Medical Cannabis Legalization and Opioid-Related Mortality Rates
ALICE WU, BA SUMMARY POINTS The use of medical cannabis has been shown to offer therapeutic effects to combat patients with opioid use...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Nov 3, 20225 min read
Retention of Patients in Opioid Replacement Therapy Programs in Philadelphia
RITU VYAS, BS Summary Philadelphia continues to lead in fatal overdoses amongst large cities in the United States. Meta-analyses studies...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Oct 27, 20227 min read
Understanding the Utility of Abuse-Deterrent Opioids
JOSH MARET, BS ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Abuse-deterrent opioid formulations (ADOs) aim to make opioid abuse less...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Oct 20, 20227 min read
Fentanyl Test Strips and their Influence on Risk Reduction Behavior
Mubazar Ishfaq, BS SUMMARY POINTS Illicit synthetic fentanyl abuse is increasing across America and is the cause of the current 4th wave...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Oct 20, 20226 min read
The Effect of Smoking on the Use of Opioids After Surgery
ZACHARY BLICKLEY, BS SUMMARY POINTS Smoking increases postoperative opioid usage and pain scores across different surgical specialties...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Oct 13, 20225 min read
Rates of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Impact of the Opioid Crisis on Pregnancy and Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Pennsylvania Rachael Wittmer, BS SUMMARY POINTS Pennsylvania’s...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Oct 6, 20225 min read
Medical Cannabis for Chronic Pain Following Spinal Cord Injury
Patrick Ioffreda, BS Asif Ilyas, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Chronic pain is prevalent in over two-thirds of patients following spinal...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Sep 29, 20225 min read
Racial Disparities in Access to Naloxone
ROMINA GARAKANI, BS ASIF ILYAS, MD, MBA, FACS SUMMARY POINTS Opioid death rates have increased among Black Americans. Non-White people...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Sep 22, 20224 min read
Review of Pennsylvania Opioid Treatment Agreements
Ripal Sheth, BS SUMMARY POINTS The Pennsylvania state legislature mandated the use of opioid treatment agreements when starting chronic...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Sep 15, 20225 min read
Cultural Perspectives on Pain and Pain Management
Tala Allababidi, BS SUMMARY POINTS The United States’ extensive opioid consumption has been attributed to pharmaceutical advertising,...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Sep 8, 20225 min read


Opioid-Prescribing Trends In Dermatology
ANASTASIA A. MITAYANINA, BS SUMMARY POINTS Less than 10% of Dermatologists prescribe opioids. There has been an overall decrease in...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Sep 1, 20227 min read
Effect of Opioid Use on Female Fertility
ANISHA SINGH, BS SUMMARY POINTS Mu-opioid receptors are found in a variety of organs that can influence fertility, such as the...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Aug 26, 20225 min read


Rothman Opioid Foundation
Aug 20, 20220 min read
Tramadol Use in Athletes | Why is it popular and should there be concern?
Henley Spracklen, BS SUMMARY POINTS Endurance athletes have a high prevalence of tramadol use in competition. Tramadol is not considered...
Rothman Opioid Foundation
Aug 15, 20226 min read
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