The opioid prescription epidemic and the role of emergency medicine

Ann Emerg Med. 2014 Nov;64(5):490-5. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.06.016. Epub 2014 Jul 11.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Analgesics, Opioid / adverse effects
  • Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use
  • Emergency Medicine*
  • Emergency Service, Hospital / standards
  • Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data
  • Epidemics* / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Opioid-Related Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Opioid-Related Disorders / prevention & control
  • Pain Management / adverse effects
  • Pain Management / methods
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians'
  • United States / epidemiology

Substances

  • Analgesics, Opioid