Association of Dose Tapering With Overdose or Mental Health Crisis Among Patients Prescribed Long-term Opioids

Opioid-related mortality and national prescribing guidelines have led to tapering of doses among patients prescribed long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain. There is limited information about risks related to tapering, including overdose and mental health crisis. To assess whether there are assoc...

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Published in:	JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 326; no. 5; p. 411
Main Authors:	Agnoli, Alicia, Xing, Guibo, Tancredi, Daniel J, Magnan, Elizabeth, Jerant, Anthony, Fenton, Joshua J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 03.08.2021
Subjects:	Adult Aged Analgesics, Opioid - administration & dosage Analgesics, Opioid - adverse effects Chronic Pain - drug therapy Drug Overdose - epidemiology Drug Tapering - psychology Female Humans Male Mental Health Middle Aged Retrospective Studies Substance Withdrawal Syndrome - etiology Young Adult
ISSN:	1538-3598, 1538-3598
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