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Risk of non-medical drug overdose following prescription of opioids post-injury : A retrospective cohort study Zheng, Alex; Bharmal, Aamir; Rajabali, Fahra; Turcotte, Kate; Thomas, Larry; Garis, Len; Pike, Ian

Abstract

There has been increasing scrutiny of opioid prescribing following injury because of concerns that prescribed opioids may contribute to addiction and overdose. This study aimed to better understand the relationship between injury, opioids prescribed before and after injury, and non-medical drug poisoning. Among a cohort of British Columbians visiting emergency departments following an injury, opioid prescribing in patients who were opioid-naive appears to be a minor contributor to non-medical drug poisoning, particularly when compared with other patient factors, such as being male, being younger and having a low socioeconomic status.

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Risk of non-medical drug overdose following prescription of opioids post-injury : A retrospective cohort study
Creator
Zheng, Alex; Bharmal, Aamir; Rajabali, Fahra; Turcotte, Kate; Thomas, Larry; Garis, Len; Pike, Ian
Contributor
B.C. Injury Research and Prevention Unit; Children's Hospital (Vancouver, B.C.)
Date Issued
2022-07-20
Description
There has been increasing scrutiny of opioid prescribing following injury because of concerns that prescribed opioids may contribute to addiction and overdose. This study aimed to better understand the relationship between injury, opioids prescribed before and after injury, and non-medical drug poisoning. Among a cohort of British Columbians visiting emergency departments following an injury, opioid prescribing in patients who were opioid-naive appears to be a minor contributor to non-medical drug poisoning, particularly when compared with other patient factors, such as being male, being younger and having a low socioeconomic status.
Subject
Poisoning
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2023-02-08
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0424325
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/83810
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Pediatrics, Department of; Non UBC
Citation
Alex Zheng, Aamir Bharmal, Fahra Rajabali, Kate Turcotte, Larry Thomas, Len Garis and Ian Pike. (2022). Risk of non-medical drug overdose following prescription of opioids post-injury: A retrospective cohort study. Government of Canada.
Publisher DOI
10.25318/82-003-x202200700001-eng
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher
Rights URI
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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