Trajectories of Opioid Use Following First Opioid Prescription in Opioid-Naive Youths and Young Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although prescription opioids are the most common way adolescents and young adults initiate opioid use, many studies examine population-level risks following the first opioid prescription. There is currently a lack of understanding regarding how patterns of opioid prescribing following the first opioid exposure may be associated with long-term risks.

Objective

To identify distinct patterns of opioid prescribing following the first prescription using group-based trajectory modeling and examine the patient-, clinician-, and prescription-level factors that may be associated with trajectory membership during the first year.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study examined Pennsylvania Medicaid enrollees' claims data from 2010 through 2016. Participa

SUBMITTER: Wilson JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8063062 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature