| Literature DB >> 31732581 |
Jane Quinlan1, Sarah Rann2, Ruth Bastable3, Nicholas Levy4.
Abstract
Prescribed opioid misuse in North America is a public health crisis, with huge social, medical and economic repercussions. Surgery is an identified driver for persistent opioid use and misuse. The UK has also seen a surge in opioid consumption per capita and it is now necessary for primary and secondary care to work together to mitigate the problem of perioperative prescribed opioid misuse.This review discusses the identified drivers for persistent opioid use following surgery and discusses the remedial actions that must be taken by all stakeholders to mitigate the UK developing its own perioperative prescribed opioid crisis.Keywords: Opioid; chronic post-surgical pain; opioid use disorder; prescription opioid misuse
Year: 2019 PMID: 31732581 PMCID: PMC6899250 DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2019.0227
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Med (Lond) ISSN: 1470-2118 Impact factor: 2.659