Dissociation between the growing opioid demands and drug policy directions among the U.S. older adults with degenerative joint diseases

Kim, Pearl; Yamashita, Takashi; J. Shen, Jay; Park, Seong-Min; Chun, Sung‐Youn; Jung Kim, Sun; Hwang, Jinwook; Won Lee, Se; Dounis, Georgia; Kang, Hee‐Taik; Lee, Yong‐Jae; Han, Dong‐Hun; Eun Kim, Ji; Yeom, Hyeyoung; J. Byun, David; Bahta, Tsigab; Won Yoo, Ji

doi:10.1097/md.0000000000016169

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Dissociation between the growing opioid demands and drug policy directions among the U.S. older adults with degenerative joint diseases

Published in Medicine • Jul 1, 2019

Authors:

Pearl Kim

Takashi Yamashita

Jay J. Shen

Abstract

We aim to examine temporal trends of orthopedic operations and opioid-related hospital stays among seniors in the nation and states of Oregon and Washington where marijuana legalization was accepted earlier than any others.As aging society advances in the United States (U.S.), orthopedic operations ...

Subject

Medicine

Orthopedic surgery

Opioid

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