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Psychiatric risk factors for chronic high-dose opioid prescribing: register-based cohort study.
Authors
van der Hoorn MMC, Kalkman GA, Weesie YM, Atsma F, Schellekens AAbstract
Chronic high-dose (CHD) prescription opioid use is a major public health concern. Although CHD opioid use has been associated with psychiatric disorders, the causality could go both ways. Some studies have already linked psychiatric disorders to an increased risk of transitioning to chronic opioid use, and longitudinal data identifying psychiatric disorders as predictors of CHD opioid use could shed further light on this issue.