The report includes data from the 2006-2017 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. Researchers examined all ED visits by patients, ages 18 and older.
The report shows the percentage of ED visits with opioids prescribed at discharge increased from 19 percent during 2006-07 to 21.5 percent in 2010-11, and then decreased to 14.6 percent during 2016-17.
In 2016-17 data, the most common opioids prescribed at ED discharge were:
• Acetaminophen-hydrocodone (41.5 percent of all prescribed opioids)
• Tramadol (21.1 percent)
• Acetaminophen-oxycodone (14.4 percent)
• Acetaminophen-codeine (12.5 percent)
• Oxycodone (4.4 percent)
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Nearly 30 percent of US opioid-poisoning cases occur among children
Treating newborns exposed to opioids cost US hospitals $572M+ in 2016
Limiting opioids in ERs can leave some sickle cells patients in pain
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