title: The opioid prescription epidemic and the role of emergency medicine.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency-Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Electronic address: sjpoon@partners.org.
authors.forename: Sabrina J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Poon
authors.affiliation: Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency-Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Margaret B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Greenwood-Ericksen
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004635:Emergency Medicine; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D058872:Epidemics / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D059408:Pain Management / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid