pain management

Why Doctors Prescribe Opioids to Known Opioid Abusers

Author: 

Lembke, Anna M.D.

Publication Date: 

October 25, 2012

Publication: 
New England Journal of Medicine. 2012; 367:1580-1581
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Tags: addiction, journal articles, mandating PDMP use, pain management, prescribing practices

The prescription drug epidemic in the United States: a perfect storm

Author: 

Maxwell, J.C.

Publication Date: 

May 2011

Publication: 
Drug and Alcohol Review
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Tags: journal articles, pain management, prescribing practices, RX epidemic

Strategies to optimize pain management with opioids while minimizing risk of abuse

Author: 

Brennan, M.J., Stanos, S.

Publication Date: 

June 2010

Publication: 
P, M & R
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Tags: balancing patient care and drug control, chronic pain, journal articles, pain management

A statewide prescription monitoring program affects emergency department prescribing behaviors

Author: 

Baehren, D.F., Marco, C.A., Droz, D.E., Sinha, S., Callan, E.M., Akpunonu, P.

Publication Date: 

July 2010

Publication: 
Annals of Emergency Medicine
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Tags: emergency department visits, journal articles, Ohio, pain management, prescribing practices

Prescription abuse laws can create a no-win situation for doctors

Publication: 
American Medical News
Publication Date: 

8/13/12

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Tags: chilling effect, news articles, opioid abuse, pain management, prescribing practices, unintended consequences

We need prescription monitoring program

Publication: 
Concord Monitor
Publication Date: 

August 15, 2011

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Tags: deaths, doctor shopping, editorials, New Hampshire, pain management, PMP startup

Special Issue: Deaths Related to Opioids Prescribed for Chronic Pain: Causes and Solutions

Publication Date: 

June 2011

Publication: 
Pain Medicine
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Tags: journal articles, opioid abuse, overdoses and deaths, pain management, pain medicine, prescribing practices, Utah

Curtailing diversion and abuse of opioid analgesics without jeopardizing pain treatment

Author: 

Volkow, Nora D., McLellan, Thomas A.

Publication Date: 

April 6, 2011; 305(13):1346-1347

Publication: 
JAMA
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Tags: adolescents, diversion, hydrocodone, journal articles, opioid abuse, oxycodone, pain management

Trends in prescribed opioid therapy for non-cancer pain for individuals with prior substance use disorders

Author: 

Weisner, C.M., Campbell, C.I., Ray, G.T., Saunders, K., Merrill, J.O., Banta-Green, C., Sullivan, M.D., Silverberg, M.J., Mertens, J.R., Boudreau, D., Von Korff, M.

Publication Date: 

October 2009

Publication: 
Pain, 145(3):287-93.
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Tags: journal article, non-cancer pain, opioid abuse, pain management

Unmonitored pain clinics may lead to more deaths, officials say

Publication: 
Miami Herald
Publication Date: 

02.14.11

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Tags: Florida, interstate data sharing, laws and regulations, news articles, pain clinics, pain management, prescription monitoring

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