title: A flood of opioids, a rising tide of deaths.
authors.affiliation: Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okie
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000401:mortality; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010098:Oxycodone / Q000009:adverse effects; D055553:Prescription Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012424:Rural Population; D013219:State Government; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration; D014861:Washington
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D055553:Prescription Drugs; D010098:Oxycodone