2024
From taboo to treatment: The emergence of psychedelics in the management of pain and opioid use disorder
Weleff J, Nunes J, Costa G, Sofuoglu M, MacLean R, De Aquino J. From taboo to treatment: The emergence of psychedelics in the management of pain and opioid use disorder. British Journal Of Clinical Pharmacology 2024 PMID: 38627909, PMCID: PMC11480258, DOI: 10.1111/bcp.16045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderChronic painLong-term opioid therapyManagement of chronic painPain management alternativeOpioid-induced analgesiaInnovative treatment optionsManagement of painReverse painCentral sensitizationOpioid therapyPain controlTreatment optionsClinical challengeClinical trialsPainPotential therapeutic applicationsPain experiencePotential of psychedelicsNovel therapeuticsHuman evidenceOpioid crisisNeurobiological substratesOpioidExploration of novel therapeutics
2023
Are opioids effective analgesics and is physiological opioid dependence benign? Revising current assumptions to effectively manage long‐term opioid therapy and its deprescribing
Manhapra A, MacLean R, Rosenheck R, Becker W. Are opioids effective analgesics and is physiological opioid dependence benign? Revising current assumptions to effectively manage long‐term opioid therapy and its deprescribing. British Journal Of Clinical Pharmacology 2023 PMID: 37990580, DOI: 10.1111/bcp.15972.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term opioid therapyOpioid therapyFunctional gainsChronic pain syndromeMaximum functional recoveryOngoing opioid crisisParadoxical worseningAnalgesic benefitAnalgesic therapyPain reliefPain syndromeEffective analgesicMost patientsAntinociceptive effectAntinociceptive systemChronic painFunctional recoveryOpioid actionOpioid dependenceMedical instabilityFunctional improvementPlacebo effectClinical principlesOpioid crisisTherapeutic induction