Browsing by Subject "Opioids"
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Opioid Prescribing Patterns and Prolonged Opioid Use in Opioid-Naive Adults after Surgical and Emergency Care in Nova Scotia
(2022-05-03)I conducted three studies about opioid prescribing and prolonged opioid use - an important outcome of opioid prescribing for acute pain. In the first study I employed systematic review methodology to summarize risk of ... -
Patterns of Opioid Exposure in the Emergency Care System and Prolonged Opioid Use Among Opioid-Naïve Adults With Low Back Pain
(2022-08-02)The objectives of this thesis were to: 1) describe the characteristics of opioids delivered to opioid-naïve adults with low back pain as they transition through a Canadian emergency care system; 2) identify different ... -
Prescribing Practices Amid the OxyContin Crisis: Examining the Effect of Print Media Coverage on Opioid Prescribing Among Nova Scotia Providers
(2012-06-29)This research examined the effect of increasing attention on OxyContin in the news media on prescribing practices of the drug in Nova Scotia. Using data collected as part of a study looking at representations of OxyContin ...