Curtailing diversion and abuse of opioid analgesics without jeopardizing pain treatment

JAMA

Volumn 305, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1346-1347

  Volkow, Nora D ^a   McLellan, Thomas A ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCODONE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; CLINICAL EDUCATION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; NOTE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DENTAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; QUALITY CONTROL;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BENCHMARKING; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; EDUCATION, DENTAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 79953731037     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.369     Document Type: Note

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