June 18, 2010
Trends in Emergency Department Use Involving Nonmedical Use of Narcotic Pain Relievers
The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reported that emergency department visits related to non-medical use of prescription
pain relief medications doubled from 2004 to 2008. The researchers used data from the Drug and Alcohol Warning Network. The report was part of a series of
studies on emergency room utilization related to drug-related suicide attempts by adolescents, young adults, and adults 25 and older.
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