IntroductionOpioids are one of the most important and effective drug classes in pain medicine with a key role in most medical fields. The increase of opioid prescription over time has led to higher numbers of prescription opioid misuse, abuse and opioid-related deaths in most developed OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries around the world. Whilst reliable data on the prevalence of opioid treatment is accessible for many countries, data on Germany specifically is still scarce. Considering Germany being the largest country in the European Union, the lack of evidence-based strategies from long-term studies is crucial. The aim of this work is to review and summarise relevant published literature on the prevale...
Background: Despite the public health relevance of analgesic use, large-scale studies on this top...
Introduction: While the Nordic countries have considerably stricter controls on opioid prescribing f...
BACKGROUND: The USA is currently facing a serious opioid misuse epidemic that started with increased...
IntroductionOpioids are one of the most important and effective drug classes in pain medicine with a...
IntroductionOpioids are one of the most important and effective drug classes in pain medicine with a...
Introduction Opioids are one of the most important and effective drug classes in pain medicine with ...
Background and aimsData on rates of prescription opioid use disorder (pOUD) in European countries is...
Background There is considerable public interest in whether Europe is facing an opioid crisis compar...
Importance: An increase in opioid prescription has been observed in the Netherlands. It is vital to ...
Background: Opioid addiction is one of the most common substance-related disorders worldwide, and mo...
Background: Given the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States (US), we investigated the opioid si...
Background: Over the last decades, consumption of opioids for the treatment of pain increased steadi...
BACKGROUND There is considerable public interest in whether Europe is facing an opioid crisis compa...
Background and Aims Given the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States (US), we investigated the o...
This paper addresses the question of whether Europe is facing an opioid epidemic and utilizes data f...
Background: Despite the public health relevance of analgesic use, large-scale studies on this top...
Introduction: While the Nordic countries have considerably stricter controls on opioid prescribing f...
BACKGROUND: The USA is currently facing a serious opioid misuse epidemic that started with increased...
IntroductionOpioids are one of the most important and effective drug classes in pain medicine with a...
IntroductionOpioids are one of the most important and effective drug classes in pain medicine with a...
Introduction Opioids are one of the most important and effective drug classes in pain medicine with ...
Background and aimsData on rates of prescription opioid use disorder (pOUD) in European countries is...
Background There is considerable public interest in whether Europe is facing an opioid crisis compar...
Importance: An increase in opioid prescription has been observed in the Netherlands. It is vital to ...
Background: Opioid addiction is one of the most common substance-related disorders worldwide, and mo...
Background: Given the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States (US), we investigated the opioid si...
Background: Over the last decades, consumption of opioids for the treatment of pain increased steadi...
BACKGROUND There is considerable public interest in whether Europe is facing an opioid crisis compa...
Background and Aims Given the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States (US), we investigated the o...
This paper addresses the question of whether Europe is facing an opioid epidemic and utilizes data f...
Background: Despite the public health relevance of analgesic use, large-scale studies on this top...
Introduction: While the Nordic countries have considerably stricter controls on opioid prescribing f...
BACKGROUND: The USA is currently facing a serious opioid misuse epidemic that started with increased...