January 2022
Contact: Scott Weiner
Email: sweiner@bwh.harvard.edu
Because the opioid epidemic continues to be a public health crisis in the US, investigators aimed to asses the patient and prescription-related factors associated with opioid-related overdose.
Scott Weiner, MD, MPH, Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, led a team of investigators in conducting a cohort study that evaluated opioid-naive adult patients.
The main outcome was an overdose event with a follow-up to identify the fatality of the opioid overdose. The primary risk factors included being 75 years or older, being male, receiving Medicaid or Medicare Advantage coverage, having a comorbid substance use disorder or depression, and having medical comorbidities.
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