Burden of Chronic and Heavy Opioid Use Among Elderly Community Dwellers in the U.S.

Burden of Chronic and Heavy Opioid Use Among Elderly Community Dwellers in the U.S.

Introduction: Opioid overprescribing may fuel the opioid epidemic and increase the risk of complications of opioid misuse. This study examined trends and determinants of chronic and heavy opioid use among elderly community dwellers in the U.S. Methods: Medicare Current Beneficiary Surveys data from...

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Main Authors: Morgan I. Bromley, MPH, PhD, Easter P. Gain, MSPS, Mark'Quest Ajoku, MPH, Meredith A. Ray, PhD, Fawaz Mzayek, MD, PhD, Satish K. Kedia, PhD, Xinhua Yu, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-04-01
Series:AJPM Focus
Subjects:
Elderly
opioids
chronic
heavy
trends
Medicare
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773065423001128

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