Who is prescribing controlled medications to patients who die of prescription drug abuse?

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 30-35

  Lev, Roneet ^a   Lee, Oren ^b   Petro, Sean ^c   Lucas, Jonathan ^d   Castillo, Edward M ^e   Vilke, Gary M ^e   Coyne, Christopher J ^e  

^a SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCODONE; OXYCODONE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; DENTISTRY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG FATALITY; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; ENDOCRINOLOGY; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERNAL MEDICINE; NEPHROLOGY; NEUROLOGY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ONCOLOGY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; ORTHOPEDICS; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PAIN; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PILL; PLASTIC SURGERY; PODIATRY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRY; RADIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOLOGY; SURGERY; UROLOGY; CALIFORNIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG MISUSE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MEDICINE; MORTALITY; OPIATE ADDICTION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CALIFORNIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MEDICINE; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84951061652     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.09.003     Document Type: Article

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