Importance Benzodiazepines are implicated in a growing number of overdose-related
deaths. Objectives To quantify patterns in outpatient benzodiazepine prescribing and to …

We used data from the nationally representative Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to
determine the 18-year trends in the overall rates of noncancer pain prevalence and pain …

Purpose Results of a literature review to identify indicators of inappropriate opioid
prescribing are presented. Summary While prescription opioids can be effective for the …

Background: Opioid-related morbidity and mortality are major public health concerns, and
the risk of long-term opioid use after shoulder arthroscopy is not well defined. Hypothesis …

Objective To quantify opioid use in knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA) patients, and to estimate
the proportion of opioids in the population attributable to OA patients. Design Population …

Background Published research on prescribed opioid analgesic (POA) use during
pregnancy and birth outcomes is limited in scope and has not adequately adjusted for …

Background: Opioid misuse occurs commonly among obese patients and after bariatric
surgery. However, the risk of new persistent use following postbariatric body contouring …

Importance The reproductive safety of benzodiazepine/z-hypnotic exposure on child longer-
term developmental risks remains unresolved. Objective To quantify the association of …

Objective This study examined factors associated with prescription opioid analgesic use in
the US population using data from a nationally representative sample. It focused on factors …

Objective To examine factors related to the use of opioids as an early treatment option for
knee OA patients Methods Using the Korean nationwide claim database, we selected knee …