Outpatient Opioid Prescriptions are Associated With Future Substance Use Disorders and Overdose Following Adolescent Trauma

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OBJECTIVE: This study aims to determine if outpatient opioid prescriptions are associated with future SUD diagnoses and overdose in injured adolescents 5 years following hospital discharge.

SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Approximately, 1 in 8 adolescents are diagnosed with an SUD and 1 in 10 experience an overdose in the 5 years following injury. State laws have become more restrictive on opioid prescribing by acute care providers for treating pain, however, prescriptions from other outpatient providers are still often obtained.

METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study of patients ages 12-18 admitted to 2 level I trauma centers. Demographic and clinical data contained in trauma registries were linked to a regional database containing 5 years of electronic health records and prescription data. Regression models assessed whether number of outpatient opioid prescription fills after discharge at different time points in recovery were associated with a new SUD diagnosis or overdose, while controlling for demographic and injury characteristics, and depression and posttraumatic stress disorder diagnoses.

RESULTS: We linked 669 patients (90.9%) from trauma registries to a regional health information exchange database. Each prescription opioid refill in the first 3 months after discharge increased the likelihood of new SUD diagnoses by 55% (odds ratio: 1.55, confidence interval: 1.04-2.32). Odds of overdose increased with ongoing opioid use over 2-4 years post-discharge ( P = 0.016-0.025).

CONCLUSIONS: Short-term outpatient opioid prescribing over the first few months of recovery had the largest effect on developing an SUD, while long-term prescription use over multiple years was associated with a future overdose.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:276

Enthalten in:

Annals of surgery - 276(2022), 6 vom: 01. Dez., Seite e955-e960

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bell, Teresa M [VerfasserIn]
Raymond, Jodi L [VerfasserIn]
Mongalo, Alejandro C [VerfasserIn]
Adams, Zachary W [VerfasserIn]
Rouse, Thomas M [VerfasserIn]
Hatcher, LeRanna [VerfasserIn]
Russell, Katie [VerfasserIn]
Carroll, Aaron E [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Analgesics, Opioid
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 10.11.2022

Date Revised 02.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/SLA.0000000000004769

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM320540502