Goals To characterize the epidemiology of opioid-related visits to United States (US)
emergency departments (EDs) and describe trends in opioid-related visits over time. Design …

Objective An overwhelming responsibility for responding to the opioid epidemic falls on
hospital emergency departments (ED). We sought to examine the overall prevalence rate …

Purpose-This report compares 2014 National Hospital Care Survey (NHCS) emergency
department (ED) data with national estimates of ED visits due to opioid use (ie," opioid …

Objectives: Overall opioid prescribing rates have decreased since 2012, but opioid-involved
deaths have not. This study describes the regional and overall trends of opioid-related …

Abstract Background: Opioid-related Emergency Department (ED) visits have surged over
the past decade. There is limited data on ED utilization patterns of patients with opioid use …

Objective Emergency department (ED) visits for opioid overdose provide an important
marker of acute morbidity. We sought to evaluate national trends of ED visits for opioid …

Between 2005 and 2014 there was a dramatic increase nationally in hospitalizations
involving opioids: the rate of opioid-related inpatient stays increased 64 percent, and the …

Objectives Prescription opioid overdoses are a leading cause of death in the United States.
Emergency departments (ED s) are potentially high‐risk environments for doctor shopping …

Objectives To evaluate the rate of emergency department (ED) visits for opioid overdose and
to examine whether frequent ED visits for opioid overdose are associated with more …

Introduction While overdoses comprise the majority of opioid research, the comprehensive
impact of the opioid crisis on emergency departments (EDs) and paramedic services has not …