Our other prescription drug problem

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 378, Issue 8, 2018, Pages 693-695

  Lembke, Anna ^a   Papac, Jennifer ^a   Humphreys, Keith ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BUPRENORPHINE; CLONAZEPAM; DIAMORPHINE; ESZOPICLONE; FENTANYL; ILLICIT DRUG; LORAZEPAM; METHADONE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; ZOLPIDEM;

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG COST; DRUG DEALING; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG LABELING; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG TOLERANCE; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY CARE; FALLING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INSOMNIA; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; REVIEW; SEIZURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICE; MORTALITY; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

BENZODIAZEPINES; HUMANS; MEDICAL OVERUSE; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85042607245     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1715050     Document Type: Review

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