Agniel, Denis and Brat, Gabriel A and Marwaha, Jayson S and Fox, Kathe and Knecht, Daniel and Paz, Harold L and Bicket, Mark C and Yorkgitis, Brian and Palmer, Nathan and Kohane, Isaac (2022) Association of postsurgical opioid refills for patients with risk of opioid misuse and chronic opioid use among family members. JAMA Network Open, 5, (7), e2221316. 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.21316.
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Question: What is the association between a patient’s new opioid exposure after hospital discharge and subsequent opioid misuse and chronic opioid use in family members in the same household?
Findings: In this cohort study of 843 531 patient and family member pairs, each additional opioid prescription refill for the patients was associated with increased hazard of opioid misuse among family members in adjusted models. The risk of opioid misuse and chronic opioid use increased in households in which the patient obtained refills.
Meaning: Findings of this study suggest that family members in a household with a patient who received opioid prescription refills may have an increased risk of opioid misuse and chronic opioid use.
E Concepts in biomedical areas > Medical substance > Prescription drug (medicine / medication)
G Health and disease > Substance use disorder > Drug use disorder
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Risk and protective factors > Risk factors
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Patient / client care management
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Health care programme, service or facility > Hospital
L Social psychology and related concepts > Family > Family and kinship > Family and substance use > Substance related family problems
VA Geographic area > United States
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