Association of emergency department opioid initiation with recurrent opioid use.

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Abstract

Acute pain complaints are commonly treated in the emergency department (ED). Short courses of opioids are presumed to be safe for acute pain; however, the risk of recurrent opioid use after receipt of an ED opioid prescription is unknown. We describe the risk of recurrent opioid use in patients receiving an opioid prescription from the ED for an acute painful condition.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Ann Emerg Med

Title: Annals of emergency medicine

ISSN (Electronic): 1097-6760

ISSN (Print): 0196-0644

Publication date (Electronic): May 2015

Volume: 65

Issue: 5

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[1 ] Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO; Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, Denver, CO. Electronic address: jason.hoppe@ucdenver.edu.

[2 ] Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO; Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine, Denver, CO.

[3 ] Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO; Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, Denver, CO.

Article

Publisher Item ID: S0196-0644(14)01513-3

DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.11.015

PubMed ID: 25534654

SO-VID: 3c264766-d252-4639-8f57-152a15346983

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