lunes, 6 de noviembre de 2017

Opioid abuse and poisoning: trends in inpatient and emergency department discharges. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Opioid abuse and poisoning: trends in inpatient and emergency department discharges. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

PSNet email header

  • Study
  •  
  • Published October 2017

Opioid abuse and poisoning: trends in inpatient and emergency department discharges.

    Using data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, this retrospective secondary data analysis found an overall increase in opioid-related hospital visits, with a peak in 2010 and gradual decline since then. Coincident with the decline in opioid-related visits, a sharp rise in heroin-related hospital visits emerged. These results underscore the concern that tighter controls on opioid medications may lead to heroin use.
















    View More

    No hay comentarios: