National Patterns in Prescription Opioid Use and Misuse Among Cancer Survivors in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Prescription opioids are frequently prescribed to treat cancer-related pain. However, limited information exists regarding rates of prescription opioid use and misuse in populations with cancer.

Objectives

To estimate the prevalence and likelihood of prescription opioid use and misuse in adult cancer survivors compared with respondents without cancer and to identify characteristics associated with prescription opioid use and misuse in adult cancer survivors.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study is a retrospective, population-based study using data from 169 162 respondents to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health from January 2015 to December 2018. Survey data sets were queried for all respondents aged 18 years or older. Those wi

SUBMITTER: Jairam V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7431994 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature