title: Letter to the Editor: The Prescription Opioid Epidemic in Developed Versus Underdeveloped Countries: Is there a Happy Medium?
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology American University of Beirut Medical Center Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Roland N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Kaddoum
authors.affiliation: Division of Anesthesiology St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Doralina L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Anghelescu
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology American University of Beirut Medical Center Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Karam
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology American University of Beirut Medical Center Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Marie T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Aouad
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine American University of Beirut Medical Center Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Eveline
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hitti
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D058872:Epidemics; D006801:Humans; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D055553:Prescription Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D055553:Prescription Drugs