Opioid prescribing to US children and young adults in 2019
BACKGROUND Recent national data are lacking on the prevalence, safety, and prescribers
of opioid prescriptions dispensed to children and young adults aged 0 to 21 years …
of opioid prescriptions dispensed to children and young adults aged 0 to 21 years …
Temporal trends in opioid prescribing practices in children, adolescents, and younger adults in the US from 2006 to 2018
MH Renny, HS Yin, V Jent, SE Hadland… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Prescription opioids are involved in more than half of opioid overdoses among
younger persons. Understanding opioid prescribing practices is essential for developing …
younger persons. Understanding opioid prescribing practices is essential for developing …
Outpatient opioid prescriptions for children and opioid-related adverse events
METHODS: This retrospective cohort study between 1999 and 2014 included Tennessee
Medicaid children and adolescents aged 2 to 17 without major chronic diseases, prolonged …
Medicaid children and adolescents aged 2 to 17 without major chronic diseases, prolonged …
Association of opioid prescription initiation during adolescence and young adulthood with subsequent substance-related morbidity
Importance Concerns about adverse outcomes associated with opioid analgesic
prescription have led to major guideline and policy changes. Substantial uncertainty …
prescription have led to major guideline and policy changes. Substantial uncertainty …
Association of opioid prescribing patterns with prescription opioid overdose in adolescents and young adults
Importance Safe opioid prescribing practices are critical to mitigate the risk of prescription
opioid overdose in adolescents and young adults. However, studies that examine opioid …
opioid overdose in adolescents and young adults. However, studies that examine opioid …
Trends in medical and nonmedical use of prescription opioids among US adolescents: 1976–2015
OBJECTIVES: Most US studies of national trends in medical and nonmedical use of
prescription opioids have focused on adults. Given the limited understanding in these trends …
prescription opioids have focused on adults. Given the limited understanding in these trends …
Trends in opioid use in pediatric patients in US emergency departments from 2006 to 2015
DM Tomaszewski, C Arbuckle, S Yang… - JAMA Network …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The use of opioids to treat pain in pediatric patients has been viewed as
necessary; however, this practice has raised concerns regarding opioid abuse and the …
necessary; however, this practice has raised concerns regarding opioid abuse and the …
Trends in opioid prescribing for adolescents and young adults in ambulatory care settings
JD Hudgins, JJ Porter, MC Monuteaux… - Pediatrics, 2019 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND: Adolescents and young adults are at high risk for opioid misuse after
exposure from medical treatment. However, the epidemiology of opioid prescribing among …
exposure from medical treatment. However, the epidemiology of opioid prescribing among …
Associations between opioid prescribing patterns and overdose among privately insured adolescents
OBJECTIVES: Little is known about the risk for overdose after opioid prescription. We
assessed associations between the type of opioid, quantity dispensed, daily dose, and risk …
assessed associations between the type of opioid, quantity dispensed, daily dose, and risk …
Trends in opioid prescriptions among children and adolescents in the United States: a nationally representative study from 1996 to 2012
Prescription opioid misuse is a major public health concern in the United States, yet little is
known about national prescription patterns. We aimed to assess trends in opioid …
known about national prescription patterns. We aimed to assess trends in opioid …