Estimating the health care burden of prescription opioid abuse in five European countries
Amie Shei,1 Matthew Hirst,2 Noam Y Kirson,1 Bulbs Caroline J Enloe,1 Howard G Birnbaum,1 William C N Dunlop21Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, USA; 2Mundipharma International Limited, Cambridge, UK Background: Opioid abuse, including abuse of prescription opioids (“RxOs”) and illicit substances like heroin, is a serious public health is