Indicators of publicly funded prescription opioid use among persons with traumatic spinal cord injury in Ontario, Canada.

This study presented evidence showing that most individuals eligible for Ontario's public drug program who experienced a TSCI used opioids in the year following their injury. Due to the paucity of research on this population and their potential for elevated risks of adverse events, it is important for additional studies to be conducted on opioid use in this population to understand short-term and long-term risks and benefits.