Importance Primary care clinicians find managing chronic pain challenging. Evidence of
long-term efficacy of opioids for chronic pain is limited. Opioid use is associated with serious …

Importance Opioids are frequently prescribed to children and adolescents after surgery.
Prescription opioid misuse is associated with high-risk behavior in youth. Evidence-based …

Objectives To examine trends in the lifetime and past-year prevalence of medical use,
diversion, and nonmedical use of four prescription medication classes (ie, sedative/anxiety …

OBJECTIVES: Most US studies of national trends in medical and nonmedical use of
prescription opioids have focused on adults. Given the limited understanding in these trends …

The purpose was to systematically review the global trends and factors influencing self-
medication (SM) among adolescents. Databases (Medline/Pubmed, Ingenta, Cochrane …

Introduction Since the COVID-19 pandemic, self-medication had become highly popular due
to the risk of virus infection and overwhelming medical resources. Pharmacists are well …

Background Prescription drug misuse (PDM) rates are highest in adolescents and young
adults. Little research in these high-risk groups has examined PDM differences by …

The number of individuals seeking treatment for prescription opioid dependence has
increased dramatically, fostering a need for research on this population. The aim of this …

Importance Safe opioid prescribing practices are critical to mitigate the risk of prescription
opioid overdose in adolescents and young adults. However, studies that examine opioid …

Over time, the definition of “women's health” has expanded far beyond just reproductive
health, now including critical issues such as musculoskeletal conditions, pain, opioid use …