Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 25, 2025

A Novel Approach for the Administration of Medications and Fluids in Emergency Scenarios and Settings
Published on: November 9, 2016
[Opioid use and misuse among patients at the emergency department]
Joris Holkenborg1, Bernice A Frenken1, Brigitte van de Kerkhof-van Bon2
1Rijnstate ziekenhuis, afd. Spoedeisende Hulp, Arnhem.
Objective:
To determine the prevalence of use and misuse of prescription opioids among patients at Dutch emergency departments (EDs).
Design:
Cross-sectional multicenter study.
Method:
This study was performed at three EDs in the Nijmegen-Arnhem region. ED-patients of 18 years and older were screened for current opioid use. The Current Opioid Misuse Measure (COMM) questionnaire was used to assess opioid misuse. The presence of opioid use disorder was determined using DSM-5 based interviews.
Results:
A total of 997 patients was screened for opioid use. The prevalence of opioid use was 15.0% (95%CI 12.9 -17.4). 22.6% (95%CI 14.6-32.4) scored positive for opioid misuse, 9.8% (95%CI 4.5-17.8) fulfilled DSM-5 criteria for opioid use disorder.
Conclusion:
Opioid use and misuse are relatively common among patients in Dutch EDs.
More Related Videos
07:52Expired CO2 Measurement in Intubated or Spontaneously Breathing Patients from the Emergency Department
Published on: January 29, 2011
16:02Demonstration of the Sequence Alignment to Predict Across Species Susceptibility Tool for Rapid Assessment of Protein Conservation
Published on: February 10, 2023
Related Concept Videos
Opioid Analgesics: Synthetic and Semisynthetic Opioids
Opioid Analgesics: Morphine and Other Natural Cogeners
Analgesia and Pain Management
Prescription, Nonprescription and Orphan Drugs
The misuse and addiction to prescription drugs is a growing problem that can affect people of all age groups, specifically teenagers. This can happen when prescription medications are used in ways not intended by the prescriber, such as taking someone else's prescription or using medication for...
Drug Abuse and Addiction: Pharmacological Phenomena
Drugs Affecting GI Tract Motility: Opioids as Antidiarrheal Agents
Opioids, widely used antidiarrheal agents, mitigate diarrhea by slowing down...