Background Increasing overuse of opioids in the United States may be driven in part by
physician prescribing. However, the extent to which individual physicians vary in opioid …

Study objective We explore the emergency department (ED) contribution to prescription
opioid use for opioid-naive patients by comparing the guideline concordance of ED …

Study objective Acute pain complaints are commonly treated in the emergency department
(ED). Short courses of opioids are presumed to be safe for acute pain; however, the risk of …

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

Study objective We characterize the relative contribution of emergency departments (EDs) to
national opioid prescribing, estimate trends in opioid prescribing by site of care (ED, office …

Abstract Background The United States is undergoing a crippling opioid epidemic, spurred
in part by overuse of prescription opioids by adults 25 to 64 years of age. Of concern are …

Importance Use of opioids during and shortly after an acute hospitalization is warranted in
some clinical settings. However, given the potential of opioids for short-term adverse events …

Objective: Emergency departments (EDs) routinely provide care for patients seeking
treatment for painful conditions; however, they are also targeted by people seeking opioid …

Background There is growing concern about potential overuse of, and toxicity from, opioid
analgesics. No nationally representative study has examined inter-state variations in opioid …

Study objective The objective of our study is to evaluate the association between Ohio's April
2012 emergency physician guidelines aimed at reducing inappropriate opioid prescribing …