Baby Boomers at Greater Risk for Prescription Opioid Overdose
In addition, those born from 1947 to 1964 and 1979 to 1992 have increased risk of heroin overdose death.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Opioids Highly Prescribed to Cancer Survivors
The researchers found that the rate of opioid prescribing was 1.22 times higher among survivors than among matched controls.
Errors in Opioid Prescribing for Adult Outpatients Common
Most of the errors were made on handwritten prescriptions.
Opioid Abuse After Urologic Surgery
Surgeons must balance the pain-control needs of patients with the devastating consequences of the epidemic.
Many Patients Giving Leftover Opioid Pills to Others
A recent survey published in JAMA revealed that three-quarters of patients prescribed opioids had shared those medications with someone else.
Long-Acting Opioids May Increase Risk of Premature Death
In a study of patients who had been prescribed long-acting opioid medications, 185 patients in the opioid group died.
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