title: Variations in prescription opioids and related harms: a key to understanding and effective policy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, Clinical Addiction Research and Education (CARE) Unit, Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA; Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston, MA, USA. jsamet@bu.edu.
authors.forename: Jeffrey H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Samet
authors.forename: Judith I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Tsui
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002170:Canada; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D014943:Global Health; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders; D063487:Prescription Drug Misuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid
keywords: Addiction; health disparities; opioid dependence; prescription opioids