Early High-Risk Opioid Prescribing and Persistent Opioid Use in Australian Workers with Workers’ Compensation Claims for Back and Neck Musculoskeletal Disorders or Injuries: A Retrospective Cohort Study
A total of two-thirds of injured workers receiving opioids in the first 90 days show evidence of high-risk prescribing, with nearly one-quarter exhibiting persistent opioid use over the subsequent year. Early high-risk opioid prescribing doubles the odds of opioid persistence. There is a need for further research and careful scrutiny of opioid prescribing in this population.
Authors
- Suzanne Nielsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5341-1055)
- Michael F. Di Donato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6531-5949)
- Alex Collie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2617-9339)
- Shannon Gray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8029-6838)
- Yonas Getaye Tefera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9205-9442)
Institutions
- Eastern Health (AU)
- Monash Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- CNS Drugs
- Published
- 2025-03-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40263-025-01169-5
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.79
Funders
- Monash University
- WorkSafe Victoria
- Medical Research Council
- Australian Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council