Associations between pain clinic density and distributions of opioid pain relievers, drug-related deaths, hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and neonatal abstinence syndrome in Florida

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 161-166

  Sauber Schatz, Erin K ^a   Mack, Karin A ^a   Diekman, Shane T ^a   Paulozzi, Leonard J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug overdose death; Drug related hospitalization; Florida; Neonatal abstinence syndrome; Pain clinic; Pill mill

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OXYCODONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN CLINIC; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

DRUG OVERDOSE DEATH; DRUG-RELATED HOSPITALIZATION; FLORIDA; NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME; PAIN CLINIC; PILL MILL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME; PAIN CLINICS;

EID: 84884413053     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.05.017     Document Type: Article

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