Opioid initiation leads to sustained use in only 3% of patients: Aussie study
Adults with sustained opioid use tend to be older and have more comorbidities.
Most patients started on opioids use them short term, with minimal evidence of prolonged use over five years, according to an Australian-first study.
The analysis of nearly 3.5 million adults with or without cancer who started on opioids for any indication found that fewer than 3% had sustained use.
