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Pediatric collections. Opioid addiction. [E-Book]

Contributor(s):

American Academy of Pediatrics [issuing body.]

Series: Pediatric collectionsPublisher: Itasca, IL : American Academy of Pediatrics, [2018]Description: 1 online resource (iii, 132 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781610022798
1610022793

Other title:

Opioid addiction

Subject(s):

NLM classification:

WS 462.5.F2

Online resources:

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Contents:

Intro; Introduction; Studies Explore Prescription Opioid Dangers; Prescription Opioid Exposures Among Children and Adolescents in the United States: 2000-2015; Trends in Medical and Nonmedical Use of Prescription Opioids Among US Adolescents: 1976-2015; Clues to the Opioid Crisis in Monitoring the Future but Still Looking for Solutions; Risks to Children When Adult Prescription Opioids Are Kept in the House; Safe Storage of Opioid Pain Relievers Among Adults Living in Households With Children; Overdose Risk in Young Children of Women Prescribed Opioids.

Study: Prescription Opioid Use in Teens Associated With Future MisusePrescription Opioid Use in Adolescence and Opioid Misuse Post-Adolescence: A Concerning Study Worth Knowing About; Legitimate Opioid Use and Future Risk of Adult Opioid Misuse; Prescription Opioids in Adolescence and Future Opioid Misuse; Opioids and Operations; Persistent Opioid Use Among Pediatric Patients After Surgery; Policy Calls for Public Health Approach to Opioid Misuse by Pregnant Women; A Public Health Response to Opioid Use in Pregnancy; Prescription Opioid Epidemic and Infant Outcomes.

Risk Stratification for Opioid Misuse in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: A Quality Improvement ProjectMedication Treatment of Adolescent Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care; Effective Treatments for Opioid Use Disorder Underused in Youths: AAP; Medication-Assisted Treatment of Adolescents With Opioid Use Disorders; Recognition and Management of Iatrogenically Induced Opioid Dependence and Withdrawal in Children; A Qualitative Study of Family Experience With Hospitalization for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome; Study: Sports Participation May Keep Teens From Using Heroin.

Summary: The opioid crisis has become far more serious than some of the other epidemics the country has faced. Patients are being prescribed opioids for pain too often and for too long, with insufficient oversight in terms of administering the drug, which can lead to abuse. In addition, if an adult is prescribed 30 days of opioids but uses the medication for only two days, the rest of it may sit in a medicine cabinet. If a teen has access to the leftovers, there is potential for abuse. So, what alternatives to opioids are available to pediatricians caring for patients in pain? This collection of timely.

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Electronic book	Stenhouse Library (Kingston Hospital) Online		Link to resource	Available

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The opioid crisis has become far more serious than some of the other epidemics the country has faced. Patients are being prescribed opioids for pain too often and for too long, with insufficient oversight in terms of administering the drug, which can lead to abuse. In addition, if an adult is prescribed 30 days of opioids but uses the medication for only two days, the rest of it may sit in a medicine cabinet. If a teen has access to the leftovers, there is potential for abuse. So, what alternatives to opioids are available to pediatricians caring for patients in pain? This collection of timely.

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