Open AccessPrescription Opioid Usage and Abuse Relationships: An Evaluation of State Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Efficacy
Author(s) -
R. M. Reisman,
Pareen J. Shenoy,
Adam Atherly,
Christopher R. Flowers
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
substance abuse research and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.027
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1178-2218
DOI - 10.4137/sart.s2345
Subject(s) - hydrocodone , medical prescription , oxycodone , medicine , opioid , substance abuse , odds ratio , emergency medicine , psychiatry , pharmacology , receptor
The dramatic rise in the use of prescription opioids to treat non-cancer pain has been paralleled by increasing prescription opioid abuse. However, detailed analyses of these trends and programs to address them are lacking.
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