Using poison center exposure calls to predict prescription opioid abuse and misuse-related emergency department visits

Prescription drug abuse is a critical problem in the USA and has been linked to more deaths than automobile accidents. Despite this growing epidemic, the USA lacks a timely early warning system. Poison centers (PCs) have the potential to act as sentinel reporting entities for prescription drug abuse and misuse due to near-real-time data reporting and abundant coverage in the USA.Data from the Researched Abuse, Diversion and Addiction-Related...