From the ANA Smartbrief

Researchers find almost 50,000 opioid-related ED visits in 2006: Researchers reported in the journal Pain Medicine that opioids resulted in almost 50,000 visits to emergency departments in 2006. According to estimates from the FDA, the number of Americans age 12 and older who abused extended-release and long-acting opioids increased from 29 million in 2002 to more than 33 million in 2007, an expert said. United Press International

And how do you spell Dilaudid? Narcotics instead of alternative pain measures should occasionally be considered, that or 24/7 pain control/management companies.