title: The Proliferation of Dosage Thresholds in Opioid Prescribing Policies and Their Potential to Increase Pain and Opioid-Related Mortality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Policy, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Ziegler
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015897:Comorbidity; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006291:Health Policy / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000401:mortality*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate; D014861:Washington / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid