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Opioid prescribing history prior to heroin overdose among commercially insured adults.
Lagisetty P, Zhang K, Haffajee RL, Lin LA, Goldstick J, Brownlee R, Bohnert A, Larochelle MR. Lagisetty P, et al. Among authors: haffajee rl. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2020 Jul 1;212:108061. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108061. Epub 2020 May 12. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2020. PMID: 32428788 Free PMC article.
It is unknown if patients tapered or discontinued off prescription opioids transitioned to riskier heroin use. This study examined opioid prescribing, including long-term opioid therapy (LTOT) and discontinuation, prior to heroin overdose. ...
It is unknown if patients tapered or discontinued off prescription opioids transitioned to riskier heroin use. This study examined opioid pr …