Trends in Opioids Prescribed at Discharge From Emergency Departments Among Adults: United States, 2006–2017
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Description
Examines trends in emergency department (ED) discharge opioid prescribing for adults from 2006–2007 through 2016–2017. Provides data by selected patient and hospital characteristics and the type of opioids prescribed. Table 1 includes data on the percent of ED patients prescribed an opioid at discharge by location of patient residence for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas.
Author(s)
Pinyao Rui, Loredana Santo, Jill J. Ashman
Date
01/2020
Type
Document
Organization
National Center for Health Statistics
Tagged as
Emergency department and urgent care services · Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data