title: Can prescription drug monitoring programs help limit opioid abuse?
authors: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Emergency Medicine, 3400 Spruce St, Ground Silverstein, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. hallamg@gmail.com
authors: Hallam M
authors: HM
authors: Gugelmann
authors: Jeanmarie
authors: J
authors: Perrone
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000506:poisoning / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016208:Databases, Factual; D016903:Drug Monitoring; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000517:prevention & control; D035082:Federal Government; D006801:Humans; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D010819:Physician's Role; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055553:Prescription Drugs; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D055553:Prescription Drugs