The Journal of emergency medicineHumansEmergency ServiceHospitalAnalgesicsOpioid
Decreasing Rates of Opioid Administration in the Emergency Department: Trends in National Opioid Prescribing Patterns From 2016 to 2022.
Aria C Shi, Kira L Wang, Christopher Zeuthen, Christopher W Baugh, Scott G Weiner, Andrew D Luo
Published: 202510.1016/j.jemermed.2025.10.011
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Opioid prescribing in U.S. emergency departments (EDs) declined over the past decade due to policy reforms and awareness of opioids-related harm. However, the impact of the recent policies and COVID-19 on ED pain management and prescribin…
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