 Age and gender trends in long-term opioid analgesic use for noncancer painC.I. Campbell, C. Weisner, L. LeResche, G.T. Ray, K. Saunders, M.D. Sullivan, C.J. Banta-Green, J.O. Merrill, M.J. Silverberg, D. Boudreau, D.D. Satre and M. Von Korff American Journal of Public Health, 2010, vol. 100, issue 12, 2541-2547 Abstract: Objectives.We describe age and gender trends in long-term use of prescribed opioids for chronic noncancer pain in 2 large health plans. Methods. Age- and gender-standardized incident (beginning in each year) and prevalent (ongoing) opioid use episodes were estimated with automated health care data from 1997 to 2005. Pro?les of opioid use in 2005 by age and gender were also compared. Results. From 1997 to 2005, age-gender groups exhibited a total percentage increase ranging from 16% to 87% for incident long-term opioid use and from 61% to 135% for prevalent long-term opioid use. Women had higher opioid use than did men. Older women had the highest prevalence of long-term opioid use (8%-9% in 2005). Concurrent use of sedative-hypnotic drugs and opioids was common, particularly among women. Conclusions. Risks and bene?ts of long-term opioid use are poorly understood, particularly among older adults. Increased surveillance of the safety of long-term opioid use is needed in community practice settings. Date: 2010 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2009.180646_6 Access Statistics for this article American Journal of Public Health is currently edited by Alfredo Morabia More articles in American Journal of Public Health from American Public Health Association |
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