Association of Mental Health Conditions and Treatments With Long-term Opioid Analgesic Receipt Among Adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Adults with mental health conditions are more likely than those without to receive long-term opioid therapy. Less is known about opioid therapy among adolescents, especially those with mental health conditions.

Objective

To examine associations between preexisting mental health conditions and treatments and initiation of any opioid and long-term opioid therapy among adolescents.

Design, setting, and participants

A cohort of 1 224 520 incident opioid recipients without cancer diagnoses aged 14 to 18 years at first receipt was extracted from nationwide commercial health care claims data from January 1, 2003, to December 31, 2014. Analysis was conducted from August 19, 2016, to November 16, 2017. Associations between preexisting mental health conditions and tr

SUBMITTER: Quinn PD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5875328 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature