Duration of opioid prescriptions predicts incident nonmedical use of prescription opioids among U.S. veterans receiving medical care

摘要

Background/Aims:Although nonmedical use of prescription opioids (NMUPO) is a public health problem, few studies have examined the new-onset NMUPO in clinical populations. We estimated NMUPO incidence among veterans in medical care who had received prescription opioid medication and examined correlates of new-onset NMUPO.