scholarly journals Gender Differences in Emergency Department Visits and Detox Referrals for Illicit and Nonmedical Use of Opioids

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyeon-Ju Ryoo ◽  
Esther Choo
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Emergency Department Visits ◽  
Nonmedical Use

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.

Gender differences in the association between mental health status, hypertension, and emergency department visits in the United States

2020 ◽  
pp. 135910532090987
Author(s):  
Sylvia S Rozario ◽  
Tamala Gondwe ◽  
Juan Lu
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey ◽  
The United States ◽  
Emergency Department Visits ◽  
Combined Effect ◽  
Medical Expenditure ◽  
Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Hypertension Status

Hypertension has been found to be elevated in people with mental illness, and this comorbidity may lead to differential emergency department use by gender. Gender differences in this association were assessed using the 2016 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey ( n = 20,443). A combined effect variable for mental health and hypertension was created for stratified, multivariable logistic regression analysis. The likelihood of emergency department visits was higher for women compared to men in all categories of the combined effect variable. In particular, regardless of hypertension status, women with poor mental health had 35 percent and 39 percent increased likelihood of emergency department visits compared to men.

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