ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence reports2024
High-risk use of prescription opioids among patients treated for alcohol problems in New York State. A repeated cross-sectional study, 2005-2018.
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- The impact of opioid prescribing guidelines on opioid dispensation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2026Review
- Refining Substance Use Classification: An Ontological Framework for Enhancing Large-Scale Data Collection.AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium · 2024Article
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Background: Patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and high-risk opioid use are at risk of serious complications. The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of and factors associated with high-risk opioid use in patients with an alcohol use problem from 2005 to 2018. Methods: This repeated cross-sectional study analyzed data from first admissions for alcohol treatment (2005-2018) to the NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports merged with Medicaid Claims Data. High-risk opioid use was defined as opioid dose ≥50 morphine mg equivalents (MME) per day; opioid prescriptions overlapping ≥7 days; opioids for chronic pain >90 days or opioids for acute pain >7 days. Results: Patients receiving ≥50 MME increased from 690 to 3226 from 2005 to 2010; then decreased to 2330 in 2018. From 2005-2011, patients with opioid prescriptions overlapping ≥7 days increased from 226 to 1594 then decreased to 892 in 2018. From 2005-2010, opioid use >7 days for acute pain increased from 133 to 970 and plateaued after 2010. From 2005-2018, patients who received opioids >90 days for chronic pain trended from 186 to 1655. White patients, females, age 36-55, patients with chronic and acute pain diagnoses had the highest rates of high-risk use. Conclusions: The prevalence of high-risk opioid use in patients with alcohol use problems increased from 2005 to 2011, and generally decreased after 2010. However, prevalence of opioids >90 days for chronic pain trended up from 2005 to 2018. High-risk opioid use among patients with AUD emphasizes the need to develop interventional strategies to improve patient care.
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