Using poison center exposure calls to predict prescription opioid abuse and misuse-related emergency department visits

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 18-25

  Davis, Jonathan M ^a   Severtson, Stevan G ^a   Bucher Bartelson, Becki ^a   Dart, Richard C ^a,b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN POISON AND DRUG CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency department visits; Pharmacoepidemiology; Poison center calls; Prescription drug abuse

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG MISUSE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; OPIATE ADDICTION; POISON CENTER; PREDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; POISON CENTER CALLS; PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHILD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891624867     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.3533     Document Type: Article

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