@article{ref1,
title="Percentage of emergency department visits for pain at which opioids were given or prescribed, by geographic region of the hospital - United States, 2005-2017",
journal="MMWR: Morbidity and mortality weekly report",
year="2020",
author="",
volume="69",
number="2",
pages="53-53",
abstract="<p>The percentage of ED visits for pain at which an opioid was given or prescribed increased from 37.4% in 2005 to 43.1% in 2010 and then decreased to 30.9% in 2017. A similar pattern was observed in all four regions. Percentages for the Northeast were lower than for the nation as a whole for all years analyzed. In 2017, the percentage was 21.1% in the Northeast, compared with 32.0% in the Midwest, 32.0% in the South, and 34.7% in the West.  Source: National Center for Health Statistics. National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2005–2017. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ahcd/ahcd_questionnaires.htm. </p> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0149-2195",
doi="10.15585/mmwr.mm6902a6",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6902a6"
}