Prescription opioid and benzodiazepine use after road traffic injury

ConclusionsPrescription opioid and benzodiazepine before road traffic injury was substantial: the significance of postinjury prescription drug use cannot be established without taking preinjury use into account. It may be beneficial for pain medication to be managed by a pain treatment coordinator, in this injured population with high rates of pre‐existing opioid and benzodiazepine use.

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Source: Pain Medicine - August 14, 2015 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Janneke Berecki‐Gisolf, Behrooz Hassani‐Mahmooei, Alex Collie, Roderick McClure Tags: Original Source Type: research