Trends in Opioid Analgesic Abuse and Mortality in the United States

C. Dart, Richard; L. Surratt, Hilary; J. Cicero, Theodore; W. Parrino, Mark; Geoff Severtson, S.; Bucher‐Bartelson, Becki; L. Green, Jody

doi:10.1056/nejmsa1406143

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Trends in Opioid Analgesic Abuse and Mortality in the United States

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Jan 14, 2015

Authors:

Richard C. Dart

Hilary L. Surratt

Theodore J. Cicero

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The use of prescription opioid medications has increased greatly in the United States during the past two decades; in 2010, there were 16,651 opioid-related deaths. In response, hundreds of federal, state, and local interventions have been implemented. We describe trends in the diversion...

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Medicine

Medical prescription

Opioid

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