Trends in Opioid Analgesic Abuse and Mortality in the United States | Zendy

Richard C. Dart | Zendy; Hilary L. Surratt | Zendy; Theodore J. Cicero | Zendy; Mark W. Parrino | Zendy; S. Geoff Severtson | Zendy; Becki BucherBartelson | Zendy; Jody L. Green | Zendy

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Trends in Opioid Analgesic Abuse and Mortality in the United States

Author(s) -

Richard C. Dart,

Hilary L. Surratt,

Theodore J. Cicero,

Mark W. Parrino,

S. Geoff Severtson,

Becki BucherBartelson,

Jody L. Green

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

new england journal of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889

H-Index - 1030

eISSN - 1533-4406

pISSN - 0028-4793

DOI - 10.1056/nejmsa1406143

Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , opioid , opioid abuse , psychological intervention , opioid epidemic , analgesic , psychiatry , pharmacology , receptor

The use of prescription opioid medications has increased greatly in the United States during the past two decades; in 2010, there were 16,651 opioid-related deaths. In response, hundreds of federal, state, and local interventions have been implemented. We describe trends in the diversion and abuse of prescription opioid analgesics using data through 2013.

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