The impact of opioid analgesic prescription uptake on the costs of recovery from injury: evidence from compensable orthopaedic road trauma patients - Hahn Y, Tiernan G, Berecki-Gisolf J.

Long-term opioid prescribing after compensable orthopaedic injury may contribute to the 'long right tail' in the cost of recovery. The aim of this study was to estimate the effect of prescription opioid uptake on injury compensation cost, using orthopaedic...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news