493% increase in opioid use disorder diagnoses

Patients receiving high-dose long duration prescriptions are more than 40 times as likely to develop OUD than patients on low-dose short duration prescriptions. According to the study, this is consistent with the fact that older women generally have longer prescrip- tion durations.

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Published in:Drug Topics 2017-07, Vol.161 (7), p.14
Main Author: Hamm, Nicholas
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Drug dosages
Narcotics
Prescription writing
Prescriptions
Substance use disorder
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Summary:Patients receiving high-dose long duration prescriptions are more than 40 times as likely to develop OUD than patients on low-dose short duration prescriptions. According to the study, this is consistent with the fact that older women generally have longer prescrip- tion durations.
ISSN:0012-6616
1937-8157