Parental opioid prescriptions and the risk of opioid use in adolescents and young adults: The HUNT Study linked with prescription registry data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although opioids are usually not recommended for young people they are often prescribed. It is not clear whether family-level factors are related to the risk of opioid use among adolescents and young adults. The aim of this study is to examine the association between parental opioid prescriptions and risk of opioid use in young people.

Methods and findings

A prospective cohort study, including 21,470 adolescents and young adults (13-29 years) participating in the third (2006-2008) or fourth (2017-2019) survey of the population-based Young-HUNT or HUNT Study, Norway, paired with at least one participating parent. Opioid prescriptions were obtained by a linkage to the Norwegian Prescription Database. Parents' opioid prescriptions were defined as '0', '1', and '≥2' p

SUBMITTER: Marcuzzi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12548922 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature