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Papers: 27 Mar 2021 - 2 Apr 2021


Human Studies, Pharmacology/Drug Development


2021 May


J Subst Abuse Treat


124

Overdose deaths from nonprescribed prescription opioids, heroin, and other synthetic opioids in Medicare beneficiaries.

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Abstract

Opioid use disorder in the United States' Medicare population increased from 10 to 24 per 1000 from 2012 to 2018. Understanding the changes in the patterns of opioid overdose mortality over time holds broad clinical and public health relevance.