Opioid Prescribing by Specialty and Volume in the U.S

doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2018.06.008

. 2018 Nov;55(5):e153-e155.

doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.06.008. Epub 2018 Sep 12.

Opioid Prescribing by Specialty and Volume in the U.S

Gery P Guy Jr.,¹, Kun Zhang²

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¹ Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia. Electronic address: irm2@cdc.gov.
² Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.

PMID: 30219212
PMCID: PMC6327317
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.06.008

Opioid Prescribing by Specialty and Volume in the U.S

Gery P Guy Jr., et al. Am J Prev Med. 2018 Nov.

. 2018 Nov;55(5):e153-e155.

doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.06.008. Epub 2018 Sep 12.

Authors

Gery P Guy Jr.,¹, Kun Zhang²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia. Electronic address: irm2@cdc.gov.
² Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.

PMID: 30219212
PMCID: PMC6327317
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2018.06.008

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1. Seth P, Scholl L, Rudd RA, Bacon S. Overdose deaths involving opioids, cocaine, and psychostimulants—United States, 2015–2016. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2018;67(12):349–358. 10.15585/mmwr.mm6712a1. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
1. Guy G, Zhang K, Bohm M, et al. Vital signs: changes in opioid prescribing in the United States, 2006–2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2017;66(26):697–704. 10.15585/mmwr.mm6626a4. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
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1. Levy B, Paulozzi L, Mack KA, Jones CM. Trends in opioid prescribing rates by specialty, U.S., 2007–2012. Am J Prev Med. 2015;49(3):409–413. 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.02.020. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
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[1] Seth P, Scholl L, Rudd RA, Bacon S. Overdose deaths involving opioids, cocaine, and psychostimulants—United States, 2015–2016. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2018;67(12):349–358. 10.15585/mmwr.mm6712a1. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[2] Seth P, Scholl L, Rudd RA, Bacon S. Overdose deaths involving opioids, cocaine, and psychostimulants—United States, 2015–2016. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2018;67(12):349–358. 10.15585/mmwr.mm6712a1. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[3] Guy G, Zhang K, Bohm M, et al. Vital signs: changes in opioid prescribing in the United States, 2006–2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2017;66(26):697–704. 10.15585/mmwr.mm6626a4. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[4] Guy G, Zhang K, Bohm M, et al. Vital signs: changes in opioid prescribing in the United States, 2006–2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2017;66(26):697–704. 10.15585/mmwr.mm6626a4. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[5] Chen JH, Humphreys K, Shah NH, Lembke A. Distribution of opioids by different types of Medicare prescribers. JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176 (2):259–261. 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.6662. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[6] Chen JH, Humphreys K, Shah NH, Lembke A. Distribution of opioids by different types of Medicare prescribers. JAMA Intern Med. 2016;176 (2):259–261. 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.6662. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[7] Levy B, Paulozzi L, Mack KA, Jones CM. Trends in opioid prescribing rates by specialty, U.S., 2007–2012. Am J Prev Med. 2015;49(3):409–413. 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.02.020. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] Levy B, Paulozzi L, Mack KA, Jones CM. Trends in opioid prescribing rates by specialty, U.S., 2007–2012. Am J Prev Med. 2015;49(3):409–413. 10.1016/j.amepre.2015.02.020. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[9] Dowell D, Haegerich TM, Chou R. CDC guideline for prescribing opioids for chronic pain—United States, 2016. JAMA. 2016;315 (15):1624–1645. 10.1001/jama.2016.1464. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[10] Dowell D, Haegerich TM, Chou R. CDC guideline for prescribing opioids for chronic pain—United States, 2016. JAMA. 2016;315 (15):1624–1645. 10.1001/jama.2016.1464. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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