High-Risk Prescription Opioid Use Among People Living With HIV.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prescription opioid use is greater among people living with HIV (PLWH), yet little is known about the prevalence of specific types of high-risk use among these individuals.

Setting

We analyzed clinical and demographic data from the HIV Research Network and prescribing data from Medicaid for noncancer patients seeking HIV treatment at 4 urban clinics between 2006 and 2010.

Methods

HIV Research Network patients were included in the analytic sample if they received at least one incident opioid prescription. We examined 4 measures of high-risk opioid use: (1) high daily dosage; (2) early refills; (3) overlapping prescriptions; and (4) multiple prescribers.

Results

Of 4605 eligible PLWH, 1814 (39.4%) received at least one incident opioid prescription duri

SUBMITTER: Canan CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5997528 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature