Healio (1/3, Dreisbach) reported, “High daily opioid dosages are associated with a heightened risk for overdose in adolescents and young adults,” researchers concluded after conducting “a retrospective cohort study of 2,752,612 privately insured patients aged 12 to 21 years with opioid prescription claims and no cancer diagnosis via the IBM MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters database between July 1, 2009, and Oct. 1, 2017.” The findings were published online Dec. 16 in JAMA Pediatrics.
Related Links:
— “High opioid dosages increase overdose risk in young patients, “Eamon Dreisbach, Healio, January 3, 2020