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ArticleObesity surgery2023

Incidence of Substance Use Disorder Following Bariatric Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Melissa Butt, Riley A Eisler, Antoinette Hu, Ann M Rogers, Andrea Rigby

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Article in Obesity surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Psychiatric and Cognitive Functioning After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Melissa ButtDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA. Mbutt1@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-5860-1074
Riley A EislerDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
Antoinette HuDepartment of Surgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA.
Ann M RogersDepartment of Surgery - Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA.
Andrea RigbyDepartment of Surgery - Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA.
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center · USPennsylvania State University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNew-onset substance use disorder (SUD) following bariatric surgery is a significant concern that is likely multi-factorial, although the etiologies are unclear. Previous studies have identified variable rates of SUD along with utilizing different methods and measures. The objective of this study is to evaluate new-onset SUD diagnoses among adults following bariatric surgery and compare these rates to those in the general population as well as those diagnosed with overweight or obesity.

methodsData was extracted from TriNetX Research Platform and used to build three cohorts of adults: those who had bariatric surgery (bariatric surgery cohort), those diagnosed with obesity or overweight, and a general population cohort. Rates of incident SUD were compared among these three groups. Initial encounters for all individuals were from January 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019.

resultsThe incidence rate of SUD in patients with a history of bariatric surgery was 6.55% (n = 2523). When compared to the general population, persons who had any type of bariatric procedure had a decreased risk of new-onset SUD with an overall odds ratio (OR) [95% confidence limits (CL)] of 0.89 [0.86, 0.93]. When compared to persons with overweight or obesity, bariatric patients were less likely to develop any form of SUD (OR: 0.65 [0.62, 0.67]).

conclusionWhile overall rates of new-onset SUD are lower among those who had bariatric surgery, they also vary by surgery and substance type. Efforts should still be made to address new-onset SUD in order to optimize the post-surgical care of patients.

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Bariatric SurgeryObesity, MorbidSubstance-Related DisordersAdultHumansIncidenceObesityOverweightRetrospective StudiesBariatric surgeryEcological studyIncidenceSubstance use disorderSurgical weight loss

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