HCPlive (5/19, Grossi) reports researchers have conducted a 23,033-participant “retrospective cohort study” that “evaluated opioid-naive patients who were prescribed at least one opioid during an inpatient hospital visit to determine baseline factors associated with a new diagnosis of opioid use disorder (OUD).” The study revealed that “2.1% were diagnosed with the disorder within a year of receiving their first opioid in the hospital,” and “within that population…a substantial number of those individuals were young and white, residing in high opioid geo-rank regions and had a history of nonopioid related drug disorder, tobacco use, and gabapentin use.” The findings were published in the May issue of the Journal of Hospital Medicine.
Related Links:
— “Study Provides Novel Insight on OUD Diagnosis Factors in Opioid-Naive Patients “Giuliana Grossi, HCPlive, May 19, 2022