The Association between COVID-19 and Changes in Opioid Prescribing Patterns and Opioid-Related Overdoses: A Retrospective Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Alexandra Robins (Author), Alan Dimitriev (Author), Cameron MacKay (Author), Hayden Wang (Author), Abigail Kearney (Author), Daniel P. Borschneck (Author), Amber Simpson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACTBackground Recent data suggest that restrictions related to COVID-19 resulted in changes in the prescribing patterns of opioids.Aims We sought to analyze Ontario health data for changes in frequencies among new and continuing users for the following opioid prescription characteristics: the t...