Background Opioid use has more than doubled over recent decades, and Denmark
occupies fifth place in the global ranking. These increases have been partly attributed to the …

Background Opioid use is well documented in several countries: some countries struggle
with overuse, whereas others have almost no access to opioids. For Europe, limited data are …

Purpose Population‐based observational studies have documented global increases in
opioid analgesic use. Many studies have used a single population‐adjusted metric (number …

Background Despite recent concerns about increasing rates of analgesic prescribing,
detailed epidemiological studies are lacking. We identified and described changes in the …

The opioid epidemic in the US has gotten payers, prescribers, and policymakers alike
interested in trends in opioid use. Despite no recognized opioid crisis in Europe, several …

Background and aims The medical use of opioids in different countries is often subject to
public concern and debate, frequently based on rough figures from prescription databases …

Background and aims While the Nordic countries have considerably stricter controls on
opioid prescribing for chronic non-cancer pain than other countries, previous research has …

Objectives Opioid analgesics are essential in clinical practice, but their excessive use is
associated with addiction risk. Increases in opioid prescription rates have fuelled an …

Purpose The use of prescription opioid analgesics has been increasing over the last few
decades in Australia. In particular, oxycodone and fentanyl have increased substantially. We …

Purpose To explore the determinants of total opioid consumption in a Canadian province,
and to examine patterns of opioid dispensations by sex, age, and income quintile. Methods …