New Opioid Use and Risk of Emergency Department Visits Related to Motor Vehicle Collisions in Ontario, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Opioids can impair motor skills and may affect the ability to drive; however, the association of opioid use with driving ability is not well established.

Objective

To examine the risk of motor vehicle collisions (MVCs) among drivers starting opioid therapy compared with that among drivers starting nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) therapy.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based, retrospective cohort study included all residents of Ontario aged 17 years or older who started new prescription analgesic therapy between March 1, 2008, and March 17, 2019.

Exposures

Initiation of opioid therapy or NSAID therapy, ascertained through prescription dispensing records in administrative data.

Main outcomes and measures

The primar

SUBMITTER: Guan Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8586904 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature