Using trajectory models to assess the effect of hydrocodone upscheduling among chronic hydrocodone users.
Irene B MurimiHsien-Yen ChangMark BicketChristopher M JonesG Caleb AlexanderPublished in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2018)
The upscheduling of hydrocodone led to reductions in opioid use, which were concentrated among a small subset of chronic hydrocodone users, without evidence of commensurate increases in the use of alternative pharmacologic pain treatments.