Receipt of prescription opioid medication is associated with increased mortality in an Israeli population.
Matan J CohenReuven L DresslerEhud KalinerPublished in: Israel journal of health policy research (2024)
Increased opioid use is independently associated with increased all-cause mortality among non-oncological patients. This result is most notable among young adults with little or no known comorbidities. These findings are consistent with results in other countries and seem more credible than previous Israeli reports. Healthcare regulators and providers should, therefore, act to curtail the increasing opioid prescriptions and devise and enhance controls in the healthcare system, which, until 2020, had very limited mechanisms in place.
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