Browsing by Subject "Opioid"
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Modifiable risk factors associated with disposal of unused prescription drugs by parents of adolescents
(2020-12)The safe disposal of unused medications is one primary prevention strategy to reduce nonmedical prescription drug use among adolescents. We sought to identify modifiable risk factors associated with disposal of unused ... -
Prescription Opioid Education Provided by Dentists to Patients following Third Molar Extractions
(East Carolina University, 2020-05-04)Opioids are a group of chemically similar drugs that include heroin and prescription pain relievers such as hydrocodone, oxycodone, and morphine (Ahrnsbrak, 2016). In the United States, dentists prescribe 6.4% of all opioid ... -
PTSD and Opioid Use: Challenges Facing Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-28)The Opioid Crisis is a national problem caused in large part by the high rate of prescribing or misuse of prescription pain medications. Health care providers are prescribing opioids at high rates to wounded veterans to ...