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Conclusions: Nearly 1 out of 8 parents presenting to an urban pediatric ED reported using the Internet in the 24 hours prior to the ED visit. Among privately insured, at least one in 5 parents reported using the Internet prior to visiting the ED. Web-based medical information often influences decision making regarding ED utilization. Pediatric providers should provide parents with recommendations for high-quality sources of health information available on the Internet. (Interact J Med Res 2017;6(2):e17) doi:10.2196/ijmr.5075 Quest Diagnostics Health Trends™ Prescription Drug Monitoring Report 2017 . Wale, et al, International Journal of Technology Assessment in Healthcare. In the sixth edition of the Quest Diagnostics Health Trends™ Prescription Drug Monitoring Report: Prescription Drug Misuse in America, we present an analysis of prescription drug use and misuse rates in the United States based on 3.4 million de-identified PDM test results performed between 2011 and 2016. The growth in opioid abuse has been called an epidemic, and for good reason: Between 2014 and 2015, overdose drug deaths in the United States increased by 11%, from 47,055 to 52,404, primarily driven by heroin and synthetic opioids other than methadone (such as fentanyl).2 In the same period, overdose deaths from heroin rose 20%, from 10,574 to 12,989, and deaths from synthetic opioids other than methadone rose a staggering 72%, from 5,544 to 9,580.3 Yet, treatment of pain, especially chronic pain, i...
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