Opioid Legislation in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A State-wide Retrospective Cohort Study.
Waseem AhmedWade BillingTimothy E StumpThomas M StrobelSashidhar SagiMonika FischerMatthew BohmPublished in: Inflammatory bowel diseases (2022)
Despite legislation and the increased use of disease-modifying drugs, statewide opioid prescriptions continued to increase. The increase in opiate use, high steroid use, and significant health care utilization suggests poor underlying disease control.