Abstract Background Despite Israel's increased use of prescription opioids, reported deaths
resulting or associated with opioids have decreased, in fact dramatically, since 2005. This …

Background The opioid epidemic is an escalating health crisis. We evaluated the impact of
opioid prescription rates and socioeconomic determinants on opioid mortality rates, and …

Over the past 2 decades, the United States has experienced an unprecedented opioid
epidemic, with devastating impacts on communities across the nation. According to the …

This study provides an example of how healthcare system-wide progress in implementation
of opioid-therapy guideline recommendations can be longitudinally assessed and then …

Policy Points This scoping review reveals a growing literature on the effects of certain state
opioid misuse prevention policies, but persistent gaps in evidence on other prevalent state …

Harmful and nonmedical use of prescription opioids has increased precipitously in the
United States and some other countries in recent years, but not everywhere around the …

In the US in 2015, the proportion of people dependent on opioids approached one percent,
and opioid overdose rivaled auto accidents as the leading cause of accidental death. The …

Years of sustained, coordinated, and vigilant effort will be required to contain the present
opioid epidemic and ameliorate its harmful effects on society. At least 2 million people have …

Objective Utah prescription opioid death rates increased nearly fivefold during 2000–2009.
Inadequate understanding of risk factors hinders prevention. The goal of this study was to …

Over the past two decades the number of opioid pain relievers sold in the United States rose
dramatically. This rise in sales was accompanied by an increase in opioid-related overdose …