Opioid Drugs

White Paper Spotlights Safe, Appropriate Methadone Use in Hospice and Palliative Care

July 2, 2019

Publication offers guidance for hospice and palliative care practitioners that aims to maximize benefits and minimize risks of methadone therapy in patients with serious illness.

SOP’s Coop Testifies Before U.S. Senate HELP Committee on Opioid Crisis

February 13, 2019

Testimony emphasized the need for alternative pain management treatments, and examined how pharmacists can help ensure that patients who use opioids do so safely and effectively.

Panel Discussion Highlights Opioid Crisis in Maryland

May 15, 2018

Drs. Natalie Eddington and Andrew Coop discuss how ongoing research and practice initiatives at the School of Pharmacy aim to combat substance use disorders during UMB-led panel.

New Recommendations Offer Guidance to Curb Prescription Opioid Epidemic

January 20, 2016

Dr. Linda Simoni-Wastila joins an interdisciplinary group of public health professionals calling for widespread changes in how opioids are prescribed and opioid addiction is treated in the United States.

SOP Faculty Develop New, Promising Compound for Treatment of Chronic Pain

August 27, 2013

Initial studies indicate that compound is as powerful as morphine and also exhibits reduced tolerance with no toxic effects.