The prevalence and cost of medicare beneficiaries diagnosed and at risk for opioid abuse, dependence, and poisoning - Roland CL, Ye X, Stevens V, Oderda GM.

BACKGROUND: Reliance on prescription opioids to manage pain has been associated with increases in diversion, overdose, and addiction. Prevalence of misuse and abuse has been shown to be higher among government-insured populations than commercially insured ...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news