The United States is currently experiencing an epidemic of opioid abuse. This article
discusses the history of opioid use for pain management and how epidemiologic data …

The United States and Canada are in the midst of an epidemic of the use, misuse and
overdose of opioids, and deaths related to overdose. This is the direct result of …

Prescription drug abuse is a growing problem nationally. In an effort to curb this problem,
emergency physicians might rely on subjective cues such as race-ethnicity, often …

Background The prevalence of drug allergies documented in electronic health records (EHR
s) of large patient populations is understudied. Objective We aimed to describe the …

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 …

Study objective Opioid abuse and overdose constitute an ongoing health emergency. Many
presume opioids have little potential for iatrogenic addiction when used as directed …

Prescription drug abuse has reached an epidemic level in the United States. The prevalence
of prescription drug abuse escalated rapidly beginning in the late 1990s, requiring a …

Abstract New York City has the largest number of opioid dependent people of US cities, and
within New York, Whites have the highest rate of prescription opioid and heroin overdose …

Study objective Opioid pain reliever prescribing at emergency department (ED) discharge
has increased in the past decade but specific prescription details are lacking. Previous ED …

BACKGROUND: Evidence for an association between opioid use and risk of falls or
fractures in older adults is inconsistent. We examine the association between recent opioid …