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  • The United States faces a critical opioid overdose crisis, with prescription opioids contributing significantly to mortality.
  • Peer-driven network interventions show promise for addressing this public health issue.
  • Understanding social network structures is key to designing effective interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To construct and analyze a social network of patients using prescription opioids in Rhode Island.
  • To identify patient attributes associated with network tie formation and homophily.
  • To determine predictors of influence (betweenness centrality) within the patient network.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized opioid prescription records to build a social network of patients.
  • Applied exponential random graph models (ERGM) to analyze network formation and homophily.
  • Employed multivariable logistic regression to identify predictors of high betweenness centrality.

Main Results:

  • Homophily in the network was linked to age, payment method, opioid type/quantity, dosage, and number of providers.
  • Prescription opioid type and the number of prescribers were significant predictors of high betweenness centrality.
  • 372 patients were analyzed, with an average age of 51 and 53% female.

Conclusions:

  • Patients with multiple prescribers or opioid use disorder may act as influential nodes in prescription opioid networks.
  • These individuals could be leveraged to promote positive health behaviors or mitigate harmful ones.
  • Network analysis provides valuable insights for designing targeted public health interventions for opioid use.