PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mosley, Mary
ED  - Gurman, Andrew W.
TI  - The Opioid Epidemic: Current Challenges for Pain Management
DP  - 2014 May 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 6--7
VI  - 14
IP  - 2
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/2/6.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/2/6.full
AB  - The marked, steady increase in the use of prescribed opioids since 2000 is matched by a steady increase in death by drug overdose. In 2008, death by drug overdose surpassed motor vehicle accidents as the leading cause of accidental death in the United States [Warner M et al. National Center for Health Statistics Data Brief #81. 2011]. This article discusses changes in prescription policy, as well as insights into current prescribing patterns, problematic opioid use, and education needs.