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Prescription opioids, alcohol and fatal motor vehicle crashes: a population-based case-control study
Injury Epidemiology, 2019 Background The prevalence of prescription opioid use among drivers has increased markedly in the past two decades. The purpose of this study is to assess the associations of prescription opioid use and alcohol use with the risk of fatal crash involvement
Guohua Li, Stanford Chihuri
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Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2018 Background As the availability of prescription opioids decreases and the availability of heroin increases, some prescription opioid users are transitioning to heroin.
Laura B. Monico, Shannon Gwin Mitchell
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Opioid Agonist Treatment for Patients With Dependence on Prescription Opioids
JAMA, 2017 Are different opioid agonist treatments (eg, methadone vs buprenorphine) associated with differences in efficacy for treating prescription opioid dependence, and is long-term maintenance of opioid agonist treatment associated with differences in efficacy compared with opioid taper or psychological treatments alone?For patients who are dependent on ...
Nielsen, S, Larance, B, Lintzeris, N
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Craving of prescription opioids among veterans with chronic pain. [PDF]
Pain, 2022 : The United States faces a crisis because of the high prevalence of chronic pain, concurrent opioid use disorder, and overdose deaths. Prescription opioids remain a primary driver of opioid-related deaths. Craving is a core symptom of addiction, yet the
Toor T +6 more
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Drug prescriptions preceding opioid-related deaths-a register study in forensic autopsy patients.
PLoS ONE, 2023 Background/aimOpioid overdose deaths have increased in Sweden and other developed countries in recent decades, despite increased treatment efforts and harm-reduction interventions. Further knowledge in this field is needed if this trend is to be reversed.
Jonatan Walde +3 more
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Reducing the Oversupply of Prescription Opioids [PDF]
North Carolina Medical Journal, 2018 Prescribers have played an important role in the development of the opioid epidemic. Efforts to reduce the oversupply of prescription opioids are underway in the form of guidelines and legislation. Such efforts must be part of a larger public health approach that supports best practices and access to addiction treatment.
Sara, McEwen, Steven, Prakken
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Co-prescription of opioids with benzodiazepine and other co-medications among opioid users: differential in opioid doses [PDF]
, 2017 Che Suraya Zin, Fadhilah Ismail Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Bandar Indera Mahkota, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia Purpose: This study investigated the patterns of opioid co-prescription with benzodiazepine and other ...
Ismail F, Zin CS
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PLoS ONE, 2022 The overall aim was to explore the prevalence and persistent regular prescription of opioids and paracetamol among nursing home (NH) residents with dementia at admission and over time.
Anne-Sofie Helvik +6 more
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Systems, 2023 Substance use behavior among youth is a complex peer-group phenomenon shaped by many factors. Peer influence, easily accessible prescription opioids, and a youth’s socio-cultural environment play recognized roles in the initiation and persistence of ...
Narjes Shojaati, Nathaniel D. Osgood
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Mortality by opioid poisoning in children and teenagers and opioid prescriptions [PDF]
BMC Pediatrics, 2021 Abstract Background No comparisons between mortality from opioids in children and teenagers and opioid prescription patterns have been made in England. Aim To investigate if an association exists between mortality rates from opioid poisoning in persons aged 19 years old and ...
Cranfield, Elise +2 more
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