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Title:

Is Europe also facing an opioid crisis?-A survey of European Pain Federation chapters.

Document type:
Article; Journal Article
Author(s):
Häuser, Winfried; Buchser, Eric; Finn, David P; Dom, Geerd; Fors, Egil; Heiskanen, Tarja; Jarlbaek, Lene; Knaggs, Roger D; Kosek, Eva; Krcevski-Škvarč, Nevenka; Pakkonen, Kaire; Perrot, Serge; Trouvin, Anne-Priscille; Morlion, Bart
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: There is considerable public interest in whether Europe is facing an opioid crisis comparable to the one in the United States and the contribution of opioid prescriptions for pain to a potential opioid crisis. METHODS: A task force of the European Pain Federation (EFIC) conducted a survey with its national chapter representatives on trends of opioid prescriptions and of drug-related emergency departments and substance use disorder treatment admissions and of deaths as proxies of opio...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Eur J Pain
Year:
2021
Journal volume:
25
Journal issue:
8
Pages contribution:
1760-1769
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1002/ejp.1786
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33960569
Print-ISSN:
1090-3801
TUM Institution:
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie
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