Citation

Tedesco D, Asch SM, Curtin C, Hah J, McDonald KM, Fantini MP, Hernandez-Boussard T. Health Aff. (Hope) 2017; 36(10): 1748-1753.

Affiliation

Tina Hernandez-Boussard (boussard@stanford.edu) is an associate professor of medicine, biomedical data sciences, and surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Project HOPE - The People-to-People Health Foundation)

DOI

10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0260

PMID

28971919

Abstract

Addressing the opioid epidemic is a national priority. We analyzed national trends in inpatient and emergency department (ED) discharges for opioid abuse, dependence, and poisoning using Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project data. Inpatient and ED discharge rates increased overall across the study period, but a decline was observed for prescription opioid-related discharges beginning in 2010, while a sharp increase in heroin-related discharges began in 2008.

Project HOPE—The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc.

Language: en

Keywords

Opioid epidemic; Pharmaceuticals