Methods: This is a narrative review. Results: Opioid misuse is a public health crisis facing
children and adolescents in the United States and serves as a key antecedent for other …

Background Codeine (3-methylmorphine) is a naturally occurring methylated morphine that
has seen widespread clinical use for> 50 years as an analgesic and an antitussive agent …

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 …

This chapter will present background contextual information in relation to codeine use,
misuse and dependence. It will described what codeine is, its uses in 'normal'medical …

After postoperative deaths in children who were prescribed codeine, several pediatric
hospitals have removed it from their formularies. These deaths were attributed to atypical …

Our aim was to construct and test an intervention programme to eradicate cough and cold
medicine (CCM) prescriptions for children treated in a nationwide healthcare service …

Despite being a significant public health concern, the role of opioid prescriptions in
potentiating risk of opioid misuse in the context of pediatric pain has been …

Abstract Background The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) changed hydrocodone-
containing products (HCPs) from Schedule III to II status on October 6, 2014, making …

Health Canada (HC) has, since 2013, issued safety alerts restricting the use of codeine-
containing drugs among breastfeeding women and children/adolescents under 18 years of …

Discussion| This study estimated a prevalence of 6% of melatonin use in school-aged
children, indicating that 1 in 17 children is likely to take melatonin at least once a week. This …