Trends in prescription opioid use for pain in Canada: a population-based repeated cross-sectional study of 6 provinces
Declines in initiation and overall dispensing of prescription opioids for pain between 2018 and 2022 aligned with national efforts to promote appropriate opioid prescribing for acute and chronic noncancer pain in Canada.
Authors
- Jean‐Luc Kaboré (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7205-206X)
- David Stock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8150-4766)
- Dana Shearer
- Nevena Rebić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6466-5357)
- Jason R. Randall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0288-3551)
- Tara Gomes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1468-1965)
- Dean T. Eurich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2197-0463)
- Louis de Léséleuc
- Zhaoyu Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9894-9622)
- Joanna Yang
- Grace Cheung
- Bisola Hamzat
- Houssem Missaoui
Institutions
- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (US)
- Canadian Institute for Health Information (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CA)
- St Michael’s Hospital (GB)
- Institut National d'Excellence en Santé et en Services Sociaux (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Published
- 2025-10-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.250670
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88