Among patients receiving long-term opioid prescriptions exceeding 90 days, the adjusted odds ratio for a new opioid use disorder diagnosis was 15 at 1–36 MME/day, 29 at 36–120 MME/day, and 122 at ≥120 MME/day, compared with no opioid prescription.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by two independent sources: a secondary CDC guideline analysis and the original peer-reviewed Edlund et al. study, with matching adjusted odds ratios (15, 29, 122) for chronic opioid use by dose category. [tier=silver indep_score=0.925 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids ... (seed:health_and_medicine)
- https://www.medcentral.com/meds/opioids/cdc-updated-opioid-prescribing-guideline-morphine-equivalent-daily-dose (corroboration)
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4032801/ (corroboration)