<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><xml><records><record><source-app name="HighWire" version="7.x">Drupal-HighWire</source-app><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mosley, Mary</style></author></authors><secondary-authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gurman, Andrew W.</style></author></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The Opioid Epidemic: Current Challenges for Pain Management</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">MD Conference Express</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2014</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2014-04-01 00:00:00</style></date></pub-dates></dates><pages><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6-7</style></pages><abstract><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">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.</style></abstract><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></number><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">14</style></volume></record></records></xml>