TY - JOUR
T1 - Opioid abuse and poisoning
T2 - Trends in inpatient and emergency department discharges
AU - Tedesco, Dario
AU - Asch, Steven M.
AU - Curtin, Catherine
AU - Hah, Jennifer
AU - McDonald, Kathryn M.
AU - Fantini, Maria P.
AU - Hernandez-Boussard, Tina
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was presented at AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 26, 2017. This project was supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (Grant No. R01HS024096). The content of the article is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Project HOPE-The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc.
PY - 2017/10/1
Y1 - 2017/10/1
N2 - Addressing the opioid epidemic is a national priority.We analyzed national trends in inpatient and emergency department (ED) discharges for opioid abuse, dependence, and poisoning using Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project data. Inpatient and ED discharge rates increased overall across the study period, but a decline was observed for prescription opioid-related discharges beginning in 2010, while a sharp increase in heroin-related discharges began in 2008.
AB - Addressing the opioid epidemic is a national priority.We analyzed national trends in inpatient and emergency department (ED) discharges for opioid abuse, dependence, and poisoning using Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project data. Inpatient and ED discharge rates increased overall across the study period, but a decline was observed for prescription opioid-related discharges beginning in 2010, while a sharp increase in heroin-related discharges began in 2008.
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U2 - 10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0260
DO - 10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0260
M3 - Article
C2 - 28971919
AN - SCOPUS:85030481514
SN - 0278-2715
VL - 36
SP - 1748
EP - 1753
JO - Health Affairs
JF - Health Affairs
IS - 10
ER -