Individual and prescription level factors associated with overdose in opioid naïve older people
For older adults, there is an association between opioid overdose risk and factors including patient insurance type, patient comorbidities, and receiving a long-acting opioid prescription. Providers should be aware of the risks of opioids in this population.
Authors
- Sanae El Ibrahimi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7825-5121)
- Christi Hildebran
- Scott G. Weiner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4672-5184)
- Diana Flores (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0662-4087)
- Dagan Wright
- Kacey Little (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2907-3296)
- Bryan A. Loy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0978-1144)
- Michelle A. Hendricks
- Grant A. Ritter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1009-4878)
- Jiah Yoo
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas (US)
- Oregon Health Authority (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- General Sciences (United States) (US)
- Brandeis University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Published
- 2024-12-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19323
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.09
Funders
- National Institute on Drug Abuse