The authors examine differences in opioid prescribing rates among rural and urban Medicare beneficiaries as well as among beneficiaries with chronic overlapping pain conditions. They also assess whether prescribing patterns exceed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for dose and duration, and identify socioeconomic and health risk factors associated with opioid prescribing
Many Americans are dependent on or misuse prescription opioids. Increasing opioid misuse and opioid ...
Background: The incidence of infective endocarditis, a serious heart infection that can result from ...
OBJECTIVES: To examine and quantify geographic variation in the initiation of commonly used opioids ...
The authors examine differences in opioid prescribing rates among rural and urban Medicare beneficia...
Background: Rural Tennessee, especially rural East Tennessee has seen a dramatic increase in rates o...
Importance: In the United States, access to medications prescribed for opioid use disorder (OUD) is...
A Literature Review of Illicit Opioid Use in Urban vs Rural Areas The purpose of this literature rev...
Background: The opioid epidemic is a complex national crisis in the United States with a 400% increa...
This chapter from HIV/AIDS in Rural Communities compares the rural–urban prevalence of HIV and opioi...
Background: Although studies have documented hospital and sur-gical service geographic variability, ...
This study examined the prevalence of non-medical use of pain relievers and heroin in the past year ...
Despite the efficacy of medications for treating opioid use disorder (OUD), they are underutilized, ...
The study examined the relationship between dispensing patterns of prescription opioids, neighborhoo...
The amount of opioids prescribed in the US peaked in 2010 and then decreased each year through 2015....
Background: Prescription opioid misuse (POM) remains a public health concern in the United States. A...
Many Americans are dependent on or misuse prescription opioids. Increasing opioid misuse and opioid ...
Background: The incidence of infective endocarditis, a serious heart infection that can result from ...
OBJECTIVES: To examine and quantify geographic variation in the initiation of commonly used opioids ...
The authors examine differences in opioid prescribing rates among rural and urban Medicare beneficia...
Background: Rural Tennessee, especially rural East Tennessee has seen a dramatic increase in rates o...
Importance: In the United States, access to medications prescribed for opioid use disorder (OUD) is...
A Literature Review of Illicit Opioid Use in Urban vs Rural Areas The purpose of this literature rev...
Background: The opioid epidemic is a complex national crisis in the United States with a 400% increa...
This chapter from HIV/AIDS in Rural Communities compares the rural–urban prevalence of HIV and opioi...
Background: Although studies have documented hospital and sur-gical service geographic variability, ...
This study examined the prevalence of non-medical use of pain relievers and heroin in the past year ...
Despite the efficacy of medications for treating opioid use disorder (OUD), they are underutilized, ...
The study examined the relationship between dispensing patterns of prescription opioids, neighborhoo...
The amount of opioids prescribed in the US peaked in 2010 and then decreased each year through 2015....
Background: Prescription opioid misuse (POM) remains a public health concern in the United States. A...
Many Americans are dependent on or misuse prescription opioids. Increasing opioid misuse and opioid ...
Background: The incidence of infective endocarditis, a serious heart infection that can result from ...
OBJECTIVES: To examine and quantify geographic variation in the initiation of commonly used opioids ...