Trends and Regional Variation in New Opioid Prescriptions and Long-Term Prescription Opioid Use among Older Adults in the United States, 2012-2020

Authors

Shadi Bazzazzadehgan, University of Mississippi
Kaustuv Bhattacharya, University of Mississippi
Sujith Ramachandran, University of Mississippi
John P. Bentley, University of Mississippi
Ike Eriator, University of Mississippi
Yi Yang, University of Mississippi

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Description

Corresponding with CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain in 2016, policies and procedures enacted by private and public institutions, prescriptions for opioid medications have been declining. However, the trends of opioid use change among older adults remains poorly understood, probably because older people are not at the center stage of the national opioid crisis. This study aimed to provide updates on utilization and trends in new opioid prescriptions and new long-term opioid episode among older adults enrolled in Medicare.

Publication Date

2-21-2024

Relational Format

poster

Recommended Citation

Bazzazzadehgan, Shadi; Bhattacharya, Kaustuv; Ramachandran, Sujith; Bentley, John P.; Eriator, Ike; and Yang, Yi, "Trends and Regional Variation in New Opioid Prescriptions and Long-Term Prescription Opioid Use among Older Adults in the United States, 2012-2020" (2024). Annual Poster Session 2023-2024. 10.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/pharm_annual_posters_2024/10