Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5120341 | Drug and Alcohol Dependence | 2017 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Our results indicate that despite the high rates of substance misuse, the potential for misuse, dependence and unintentional overdose risk from prescribed opioid medications are prevalent among acutely injured trauma patients. Prescribing after acute trauma care should address these risk factors.
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Authors
Jannette Baird, Mark Faul, Traci C. Green, Jonathan Howland, Charles A. Adams, Ann George, Michael J. Mello,