Non-medical use of prescription pain medications and increased emergency department utilization: Results of a national survey

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 157, Issue , 2015, Pages 150-157

  Frank, Joseph W ^a,b   Binswanger, Ingrid A ^a,c   Calcaterra, Susan L ^a,d   Brenner, Lisa A ^a,e   Levy, Cari ^a,b  

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

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^d DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC)   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Health services research; Non medical use; Opioid medications

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANNABIS USE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; UNITED STATES; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESICS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84961393269     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.10.027     Document Type: Article

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