Under treatment of pain: A prescription for opioid misuse among the elderly?

Pain Medicine (United States)

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1719-1729

  Levi Minzi, Maria A ^a   Surratt, Hilary L ^a   Kurtz, Steven P ^a   Buttram, Mance E ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Older Adults; Opioids; Pain Management; Substance Abuse

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE; MORPHINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PERCOCET; SEDATIVE AGENT; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTIVATION; PAIN; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

OLDER ADULTS; OPIOIDS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE;

EID: 84887826192     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pme.12189     Document Type: Article

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