Variation among states in prescribing of opioid pain relievers and benzodiazepines - United States, 2012

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 51, Issue , 2014, Pages 125-129

  Paulozzi, Leonard J ^a   Mack, Karin A ^a   Hockenberry, Jason M ^b  

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

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine; Drug abuse; Inappropriate prescribing; Opioid

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; BENZODIAZEPINES; DRUG ABUSE; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; OPIOID; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; REGIONAL VARIATION; STANDARD DEVIATION;

HEALTH;

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; BENZODIAZEPINES; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); DATABASES, FACTUAL; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84910071786     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2014.09.001     Document Type: Article

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