scholarly journals Prescriptions, Nonmedical Use, and Emergency Department Visits Involving Prescription Stimulants

2016 ◽  
Vol 77 (03) ◽  
pp. e297-e304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lian-Yu Chen ◽  
Rosa M. Crum ◽  
Eric C. Strain ◽  
G. Caleb Alexander ◽  
Christopher Kaufmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Emergency Department Visits ◽  
Prescription Stimulants ◽  
Nonmedical Use

scholarly journals U.S. Emergency Department Visits Resulting From Nonmedical Use of Pharmaceuticals, 2016

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 639-647 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew I. Geller ◽  
Deborah Dowell ◽  
Maribeth C. Lovegrove ◽  
Jana K. McAninch ◽  
Sandra K. Goring ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Emergency Department Visits ◽  
Nonmedical Use

Ultra-Rapid Opiate Detoxification

2011 ◽  
pp. 309-315
Author(s):  
Clifford M. Gevirtz ◽  
Elizabeth Frost ◽  
Alan D. Kaye
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Emergency Department Visits ◽  
Opiate Dependence ◽  
Over The Counter ◽  
Medical Supervision ◽  
Medical Benefit ◽  
Pain Medications ◽  
Nonmedical Use ◽  
Pain And Suffering ◽  
Prescription Pain Relievers

When used appropriately under medical supervision, hydrocodone (e.g., Vicodin), oxycodone (e.g., OxyContin), morphine, and similar prescription pain relievers provide indispensable medical benefit by reducing pain and suffering, but when taken without appropriate direction and oversight, these medications can cause serious adverse consequences and produce dependence and abuse. Approximately 324,000 emergency department visits in 2006 involved the nonmedical use of pain relievers (including both prescription and over-the-counter pain medications). This chapter discusses how, when individuals wish to detoxify from opiate dependence, there are several options available, including both conventional and newer, more rapid approaches.

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