Prospective cohort study shows limited opioid prescriptions post initial analgesia in the emergency department, suggesting patterns of euphoria may not influence prescribing.
Filling >2 opioid prescriptions was uncommon after initial exposure to therapeutic IV opioids and was unrelated to either analgesic efficacy or opioid-induced euphoria.
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