title: Temporal and geographic patterns in opioid abuse in Texas.
abstract: Opioid analgesic abuse is an increasing problem in the United States. All opioid analgesic abuse exposures reported to Texas poison centers during 2000-2010 were identified and annual and geographic patterns were examined. The annual number of opioid analgesic abuse cases increased 160% from 441 in 2000 to 1,145 in 2010. The proportion of total opioid analgesic exposures reported to be due to abuse increased 55% from 11.4% in 2000 to 17.8% in 2010. The opioid analgesic rate per 100,000 was highest (90.15) in northeastern Texas and lowest (27.91) in the southern part of the state.
authors.affiliation: Texas Department of State Health Services, Environmental Epidemiology and Disease Registries Section, Austin, Texas 78756, USA. mathias.forrester@dshs.state.tx.us
authors.forename: Mathias B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Forrester
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid