U.S. Emergency Department Visits Resulting From Nonmedical Use of Pharmaceuticals, 2016

ConclusionsAlthough prescription opioids or benzodiazepines are frequently implicated in emergency department visits for nonmedical use, because other substances and additional pharmaceuticals are most often involved, prescribing clinicians should consider implementing specific screening to address polysubstance use and, when warranted, treatment interventions.
Source: American Journal of Preventive Medicine - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research