# Overprescribing is major contributor to opioid crisis

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/overprescribing-is-major-contributor-to-opioid-crisis/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Martin A. Makary,Heidi N. Overton,Peiqi Wang |
| Citations | 185 |
| DOI | 10.1136/bmj.j4792 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2766090311 |
| PMID | 29051174 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2017 |

## Paper authors

- [Martin A. Makary](https://scholariq.org/researchers/martin-a-makary/)
- [Peiqi Wang](https://scholariq.org/researchers/peiqi-wang/)

## Paper journal

- [BMJ](https://scholariq.org/journals/bmj-2/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Opioid Use Disorder Treatment](https://scholariq.org/topics/opioid-use-disorder-treatment/)

## Paper topics

- [Opioid Use Disorder Treatment](https://scholariq.org/topics/opioid-use-disorder-treatment/)

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