Journal of opioid management
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J Opioid Manag
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Overdoses (ODs) of prescription opioids (RxOs) have become a major public health issue in the United States. ⋯ Patients at risk for OD can be identified and ODs potentially prevented. Opportunities for intervention include routine screening of patients using RxOs for psychosocial distress and coping, flagging of high-risk patients, care pathways for high-risk patients, clinician and patient training on OD prevention, and developing abuse-deterrent formulations of RxOs.
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Letter Case Reports
A case of physical and psychological dependence on butorphanol.