Risk Factors for Severe Respiratory Depression from Prescription Opioid Overdose

ConclusionIn emergency department patients in the US with prescription opioid overdose, worse clinical severity was associated with opioid misuse, increased with age, and was widely variable depending on the specific opioid medication involved.

Source: Addiction - June 24, 2017 Category: Addiction Authors: Lindsay M. Fox, Robert S. Hoffman, David Vlahov, Alex F. Manini Tags: Research Report Source Type: research