Surgical opioid prescription and the risk of opioid initiation among opioid-naive households
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Surgical opioid prescriptions increase the risk of opioid initiation for opioid-naive spouses. This highlights the need for family counseling on safe opioid practices.
Area Of Science
- Oncology
- Pharmacology
- Public Health
Background
- Investigating the link between surgical opioid prescriptions and new opioid use in opioid-naive spouses.
- Examining the potential for secondary opioid exposure within households following patient surgery.
Purpose Of The Study
- To determine if surgical opioid prescriptions are associated with opioid initiation among opioid-naive spouses.
- To quantify the risk of opioid initiation in spouses of patients receiving surgical opioid prescriptions.
Main Methods
- Utilized the IBM Marketscan database to identify patients who underwent surgery for breast or gastrointestinal cancer.
- Performed multivariable regression analysis to assess the association between surgical opioid prescription and opioid initiation in opioid-naive spouses.
Main Results
- 77.9% of the 9365 individuals in the cohort received a perioperative opioid prescription.
- Spouses of patients who received surgical opioid prescriptions were more likely to initiate opioid use (6.7% vs. 4.5%).
- Surgical opioid prescription was linked to a 61% increased odds of opioid initiation among opioid-naive spouses.
Conclusions
- Surgical opioid prescriptions are associated with a higher risk of opioid initiation in opioid-naive spouses.
- Emphasizes the critical need for comprehensive counseling on safe opioid use, storage, and disposal for families.
- Suggests a potential public health concern regarding household opioid exposure and initiation.
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