Titre : | Methadone overdose deaths rise with increased prescribing for pain (2012) |
Auteurs : | B. M. KUEHN |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Journal of the American Medical Association (Vol.308, n°8, August 22, 2012) |
Article en page(s) : | 749-750 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique ETATS-UNISThésaurus mots-clés METHADONE ; SURDOSE ; MORTALITE ; PRESCRIPTION MEDICALE ; DOULEUR ; ANTALGIQUES |
Résumé : | Methadone was involved in more than 30% of overdose deaths linked to the use of prescription painkillers in 2009, despite the drug making up only about 2% of painkiller prescriptions that year, according to a report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). |
Domaine : | Autres substances / Other substances |
Lien : | http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1352108 |
