Quantifying prescribed high dose opioids in the community and risk of overdose

• Main Authors: Joe Schofield (Author), Deborah Steven (Author), Rebecca Foster (Author), Catriona Matheson (Author), Alexander Baldacchino (Author), Andrew McAuley (Author), Tessa Parkes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Opioid prescribing for a range of health issues is increasing globally. The risk of fatal and non-fatal overdose is increased among people prescribed strong opioids: in high doses in the context of polypharmacy (the use of multiple medications at the same time), especially with o...