Parental opioid prescriptions and the risk of opioid use in adolescents and young adults: The HUNT Study linked with prescription registry data
Parental opioid prescription is related to an increased risk for opioid initiation and persistent use in offspring, irrespective of parental history of chronic MSK pain. These findings suggest that family-based strategies should be considered when managing pain and opioid use in young people.
Authors
- Sigmund Gismervik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1881-2416)
- Anna Marcuzzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5460-4788)
- Anne Lovise Nordstoga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6675-169X)
- Paul Jarle Mork (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3355-2680)
- Tom Ivar Lund Nilsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8251-3544)
- Paulo H. Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5861-7770)
- Manuela L. Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3479-0683)
- Karoline Moe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2758-6688)
Institutions
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- St Olav's University Hospital (NO)
- The George Institute for Global Health (AU)
- Institute for Musculoskeletal Health (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004763
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00