Open AccessUS Emergency Department Visits for Acute Harms From Prescription Opioid Use, 2016–2017
Author(s) -
Maribeth C. Lovegrove,
Deborah Dowell,
Andrew I. Geller,
Sandra K. Goring,
Kathleen Rose,
Nina J. Weidle,
Daniel S. Budnitz
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2019.305007
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , oxycodone , medical prescription , (+) naloxone , emergency medicine , psychological intervention , opioid , confidence interval , psychiatry , pharmacology , receptor
To estimate the number of US emergency department visits for prescription opioid harms by patient characteristics, intent, clinical manifestations, and active ingredient.