Persistent opioid use and opioid-related harm after hospital admissions for surgery and trauma in New Zealand: a population-based cohort study - Gong J, Merry AF, Beyene KA, Campbell D, Frampton C, Jones P, McCall J, Moore M, Chan AHY.

INTRODUCTION: Opioid use has increased globally for the management of chronic non-cancer-related pain. There are concerns regarding the misuse of opioids leading to persistent opioid use and subsequent hospitalisation and deaths in developed countries. Hos...
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