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Mortality associated with opioids continues to rise. According to the CDC's latest reports, in 2017 there were a total of 47,600 opioid-related overdose deaths, compared with 42,250 from 2016 resulting in increases in mortality across all ages, racial, ethnic groups and geographic regions. [1] The research literature and news media have described the role of different aspects of the medical community in this crisis. [2,3] Medical specialties have evaluated prescribing patterns for different physician specialities, demonstrating that PMR67:1419–1427. [Accessed 1/13/2019] [2] Quinones, S. Dreamland: the True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic. Bloomsbury YA, 2015. [3] Bohnert ASB. Association Between Opioid Prescribing Patterns and Opioid Overdose-Related Deaths. JAMA. 2011;305(13):1315–1321. doi:10.1001/jama.2011.370 [4] Levy B. Trends in opioid analgesic-prescribing rates by specialty, U.S., 2007–2012. Am J Prev Med. 2015;49(3):409–41 |
