Trends in healthcare expenditures and resource utilization among a nationally representative population with opioids in the United States: a serial cross-sectional study, 2008 to 2017

Abstract Background Previous reports on healthcare costs and expenditures associated with populations prescribed an opioid primarily focused on populations who chronically use opioids or have opioid use disorder. However, studies that characterize the healthcare and expenditures costs among the wide...

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Main Authors: Mark Bounthavong, Kangho Suh, Meng Li, Patrick M. Spoutz, Britney Ann Stottlemyer, Aryana Sepassi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-021-00415-5