Opioid Therapy in 2012: A Call for a High Degree of Attention to Detail

Recently, the Institute of Medicine estimated that in 2011 there were 100 million individuals with pain in the U.S. The high prevalence of pain has led to an increase in the use of prescription analgesics, including opioids. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey showed an increase in...

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Published in:Journal of pain and symptom management 2012-12, Vol.44 (6), p.S1-S3
Main Author: de Leon-Casasola, Oscar A., MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American people
Anesthesia & Perioperative Care
Opioids
Osteoarthritis
Pain
Pain Medicine
Prescriptions
Prevalence
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Summary:Recently, the Institute of Medicine estimated that in 2011 there were 100 million individuals with pain in the U.S. The high prevalence of pain has led to an increase in the use of prescription analgesics, including opioids. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey showed an increase in the percentage of Americans using opioids from the period 19881994 (3.2%) to the period 20052008 (5.7%). This increase in opioid use can be explained in part by the progressively increasing number of patients experiencing pain as a result of osteoarthritis as the 'baby boomer' generation has reached the age at which they begin to feel the effects of such a condition. [Copyright U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee. Published by Elsevier Inc.]
ISSN:0885-3924
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DOI:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.08.014