Publications (Old)
OPEN examines data, clinical practices and strategies to support better pain management, opioid stewardship, policy, treatment and care.
Pediatric Surgical Opioid Prescribing by Procedure, 2020–2021
Epidemiology of Opioid Prescribing After Discharge From Surgical Procedures Among Adults
Worth the Risk? Standardized Screening to Identify Substance Use Among Patients Prior to Surgery
Association Between Cost Sharing and Naloxone Prescription Dispensing
Buprenorphine Dispensing after Elimination of the Waiver Requirement
Trends in Opioid Prescribing and New Persistent Opioid Use After Surgery in the United States
Prevention General Publications
Dentistry Pain Management General Publications
Persistent Opioid Use Associated With Dental Opioid Prescriptions Among Publicly and Privately Insured US Patients, 2014 to 2018
Chua KP; Hu HM; Waljee JF; Nalliah RP; Brummett CM; Persistent Opioid Use Associated With Dental Opioid Prescriptions Among Publicly and Privately Insured US Patients, 2014 to 2018. JAMA Network Open. Published online 16 April 2021. DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.6464- Persistent opioid use (POU) was defined as 1 or more dispensed opioid prescriptions 4 to 90 days after the index date and 1 or more prescriptions 91 to 365 days after the index date. Overall POU was 1.3%, and the risk of POU was higher among publicly insured (2.0%) than privately insured patients (0.9%).
- The initial dental opioid prescriptions were associated with a 1.0–percentage point higher risk of POU among publicly insured patients compared with privately insured patients.
- The results further highlight the importance of avoiding dental opioid prescribing when nonopioids provide effective analgesia, which is the case for most dental procedures.
Association Between Long-term Opioid Use in Family Members and Persistent Opioid Use After Surgery Among Adolescents and Young Adults
Harbaugh CM, Lee JS, Chua KP, et al. Association Between Long-term Opioid Use in Family Members and Persistent Opioid Use After Surgery Among Adolescents and Young Adults. JAMA Surg. 2019;154(4):e185838. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2018.5838- Persistent opioid use occurred in 4.1% of patients with long-term opioid use in a family member compared with 2.4% of patients without long-term opioid use in a family member.
- Long-term opioid use among family members is associated with persistent opioid use among opioid-naive adolescents and young adults undergoing surgical and dental procedures.