Patterns and Correlates of Prescription Opioid Use in OEF/OIF Veterans with Chronic Noncancer Pain

Objectives. Little is known about the treatment Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) veterans receive for chronic noncancer pain (CNCP). We sought to describe the prevalence of prescription opioid use, types, and doses of opioids received and to identify correlates of receiv...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) Mass.), 2011-10, Vol.12 (10), p.1502-1509
Hauptverfasser:	Macey, Tara A., Morasco, Benjamin J., Duckart, Jonathan P., Dobscha, Steven K.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Afghan Campaign 2001 Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use Chronic Pain Chronic Pain - drug therapy Humans Iraq War, 2003-2011 Long term Male Opioids Pain Pain/Drug Therapy Post traumatic stress disorder Prescription Drugs - therapeutic use Retrospective Studies United States United States Department of Veterans Affairs Veteran Veterans
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Zusammenfassung:	Objectives. Little is known about the treatment Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) veterans receive for chronic noncancer pain (CNCP). We sought to describe the prevalence of prescription opioid use, types, and doses of opioids received and to identify correlates of receiving prescription opioids for CNCP among OEF/OIF veterans. Design. Retrospective review of Veterans Affairs (VA) administrative data. Setting. Ambulatory clinics within a VA regional health care network. Patients. OEF/OIF veterans who had at least three elevated pain screening scores within a 12‐month period in 2008. Within this group, those prescribed opioids (N = 485) over the next 12 months were compared with those not prescribed opioids (N = 277). In addition, patients receiving opioids short term (
ISSN:	1526-2375 1526-4637
DOI:	10.1111/j.1526-4637.2011.01226.x