Chronic and Sustained High-Dose Opioid Use in an Integrated Health System.
PAPERS | January 14-20, 2023 | |
Source: Am J Prev Med 2023 Feb; 64(2). doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.09.013Authors: Hechter RC, Pak KJ, Chang CK, Xie F, Gray PL, Ling Grant DS, Barreras JL, Zhou H
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain released in 2016 had led to decreases in opioid prescribing. This study sought to examine chronic and sustained high-dose prescription opioid use in an integrated health system.
Pubmed ID: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36653099?dopt=Abstract