Importance Prescription opioids are involved in more than half of opioid overdoses among
younger persons. Understanding opioid prescribing practices is essential for developing …

It is critical to support adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with sickle cell disease (SCD)
during transition to adult healthcare. We provide a systematic review of literature related to …

Objective: To evaluate whether racial/ethnical differences in analgesia administration
existed in two different cohorts of children with painful conditions: children with either limb …

Importance Limited information is available regarding the association between parental and
adolescent medical prescription opioid use and misuse in the US. Objective To examine the …

Background Headache is a common presenting condition for patients seen in the pediatric
emergency department (ED). Intranasal (IN) sumatriptan is a well-tolerated and safe abortive …

Importance Although prescription opioids are the most common way adolescents and young
adults initiate opioid use, many studies examine population-level risks following the first …

BACKGROUND: Long-term opioid use has negative health care consequences. Patients
who undergo surgery are at risk for prolonged opioid use after surgery (POUS). While risk …

Background Racial/ethnic disparities in the use of opioids to treat pain disorders have been
previously reported in the emergency department (ED). Further research is needed to better …

Methods| This retrospective cohort study used Medicaid enrollment and claims data from the
2011-2019 Georgia Sickle Cell Data Collection (SCDC) program. The SCDC included 2565 …

Objective Within the context of the United States opioid epidemic, some parents often fear
the use of opioids to help manage their children's postoperative pain. As a possible …