… opioid use, defined as (1) filling at least 1 opioid prescription … at least 1 additional opioid
prescription in MAPS between post… requires 2 separate opioid prescription fills over 2 sequential …

… of patients who take opioids for a minor … to use prescription opioids nonmedically. A recent
population-based study suggested that 6% of incident opioid users progress to long-term use. …

… opioid overprescribing after surgery and its potential association with subsequent opioid
misuse, diversion, and the development of opioid use … predictors of excessive prescribing after …

… excessive prescribing of opioids for acute pain could decrease the amount of unused opioids
available … Moreover, eliminating excessive prescribing of opioids also could prevent opioid …

… opioid use and prescribing.7, 13 We sought to examine the use of prescription opioids in a
… to assess individual use and to define procedure-specific opioid use. We hypothesized that …

… Prescription opioid use has expanded in the recent decades [3], with 2.2% of US adults …
opioid use and TM/CM. We then consider causality and reverse causality (excessive opioid as …

… The results suggest a need to improve access to evidence-based pain management and to
decrease excessive prescribing that may leave unused opioids available for potential misuse…

… Beyond addressing opioid use itself, insofar as this study demonstrates a higher prevalence
of opioid-related risk factors such as obesity and tobacco use in the United States, it should …

… prescription opioid use, the rate of heroin use has been rising. This is of concern because
50% to 85% of heroin users began by abusing prescription opioids … to prescription opioids and …

… for prescribing opioids are urgently needed to optimize pain relief while minimizing excessive
opioid prescribing and potential opioid … for discharge opioid prescriptions for common …