This study aimed to investigate the risk of death, development of cancer, and hospital
inpatient admissions resulting from injuries and toxicity/poisoning among opioid users with …

For more than two decades, Danish doctors have prescribed opioids for chronic noncancer
pain more liberally than have doctors in the neighboring countries. We have been looking to …

Background Opioids have, at most, small benefits for non-cancer pain in the medium and
long-term but there is good evidence that they cause harm. The current study describes the …

In previous studies on prescription patterns of opioids, accurate data on pain are missing,
and previous epidemiological studies of pain lack accurate data on opioid use. The present …

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 …

The growing body of research showing increased opioid use in patients with chronic pain
coupled with concerns regarding addiction encouraged the development of this population …

BACKGROUND: A high opioid consumption for cancer related and acute pain may indicate
adequate pain treatment. Analysis of a national, compulsory and complete database of all …

Until recently, Denmark has had the highest use of strong opioids per capita in the world.
Our aim was to analyze cancer patients' use of opioids in this population by linkage between …

Introduction In the late 1990s multiple physicians and advocacy organizations promoted
increased use of opioids for the treatment of acute, chronic and cancer pain. There has been …

The aim of the study was epidemiologically to evaluate the long-term effects of opioids on
pain relief, quality of life and functional capacity in long-term/chronic non-cancer pain. The …