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Assessment of Racial/Ethnic and Income Disparities in the Prescription of Opioids and Other Controlled Medications in California

JAMA Internal Medicine, 2019
Importance Most drug epidemics in the United States have disproportionately affected nonwhite communities. Notably, the current opioid epidemic is heavily concentrated among low-income white communities, and the roots of this racial/ethnic phenomenon ...
Joseph Friedman, David Kim, T. Schneberk, Philippe Bourgois, Michael E. Shin, Aaron Celious, D. Schriger   +6 more
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Opioid prescription patterns among patients who doctor shop; Implications for providers.

PLoS ONE, 2020
INTRODUCTION:Patients who doctor shop for opioids are a vulnerable population that present a difficult dilemma for their health care providers regarding best methods of immediate treatment and how to manage their risk of harm from opioids.
Todd Schneberk, Brian Raffetto, Joseph Friedman, Andrew Wilson, David Kim, David L Schriger   +5 more
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Curbing prescription opioid dependency [PDF]

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2017
An epidemic of overdoses and deaths from opioids is fuelled by increased prescribing and sales in North America. Tatum Anderson reports.
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Rising role of prescription drugs as a portal to injection drug use and associated mortality in Baltimore, Maryland.

PLoS ONE, 2019
IntroductionPrescription drug abuse is a major public health problem in rural and suburban areas of the United States, however its emergence in large urban settings with endemic injection drug use remains understudied.
Javier A Cepeda, Jacquie Astemborski, Gregory D Kirk, David D Celentano, David L Thomas, Shruti H Mehta   +5 more
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Comparison of opioid prescribing by dentists in the United States and England [PDF]

, 2019
Importance: The United States consumes most of the opioids worldwide despite representing a small portion of the world\u27s population. Dentists are one of the most frequent US prescribers of opioids despite data suggesting that nonopioid analgesics are ...
Calip, Gregory S, Durkin, Michael J, Gellad, Walid F, Kim, Hajwa, Lockhart, Peter B, Rowan, Susan A, Suda, Katie J, Thornhill, Martin H   +7 more
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Naloxone Administration Route in Opioid Overdose: A Review of Vermont EMS Data [PDF]

, 2017
Objective: Emergency Medical System (EMS) personnel administer the direct opioid antagonist naloxone in cases of opioid overdose via intramuscular (IM), intravenous (IV), subcutaneous (SQ), intraosseous (IO), or intranasal (IN) routes. Some early studies
LaMonda, Chris, MPH, O\u27Keefe, Michael, Sacco, Alden York, MPH, Trabulsy, Mario, MD, Wolfson, Daniel, MD   +4 more
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Barriers to the development of palliative care in Western Europe [PDF]

, 2010
The Eurobarometer Survey of the <i>EAPC Task Force on the Development of Palliative Care in Europe</i> is part of a programme of work to produce comprehensive information on the provision of palliative care across Europe.
A. Giordano, Bercovitch M., C. Centeno, Centeno C., Centeno C., Centeno C., D. Clark, F. Guillén, J. Rocafort, K. Hegedus, L. de Lima, Lynch T., M. Filbet, M. Wright, Martin-Moreno J., O. Belle, Polgar S., Recommendation Rec, Rocafort J., Strauss AL, T. Lynch   +20 more
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US National Trends in Pediatric Deaths From Prescription and Illicit Opioids, 1999-2016

JAMA Network Open, 2018
Key Points Question How have US mortality rates for pediatric opioid poisonings changed over the past 2 decades? Findings In this cross-sectional study, 8986 children and adolescents died between 1999 and 2016 from prescription and illicit opioid ...
Julie R. Gaither, V. Shabanova, J. Leventhal   +2 more
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Understanding Substance Use and Suicide Risk Among LGBTQ+ College Students Post‐COVID‐19

Journal of Addictions &Offender Counseling, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the reported frequency of substance use, levels of suicide risk, and their relationships among LGBTQ+ college students (N = 192) following the COVID‐19 pandemic. Participants most commonly reported alcohol and marijuana use, and least commonly reported unprescribed prescription opioid or heroin use.
Afroze N. Shaikh, Jordan B. Westcott, Brittney N. R. Irion, Jackie Yang, Illiana R. Navarra‐Bueno, Hannah Martinson, Noah Diaz   +6 more
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Crowdsourcing Black Market Prices For Prescription Opioids

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2013
BackgroundPrescription opioid diversion and abuse are major public health issues in the United States and internationally. Street prices of diverted prescription opioids can provide an indicator of drug availability, demand, and abuse potential, but ...
Dasgupta, Nabarun, Freifeld, Clark, Brownstein, John S, Menone, Christopher Mark, Surratt, Hilary L, Poppish, Luke, Green, Jody L, Lavonas, Eric J, Dart, Richard C   +8 more
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