Prescription Patterns of Family Members After Discontinued Opioid or Benzodiazepine Therapy of Users.

Barnett, Michael L; Hicks, Tanner R; Jena, Anupam B · JAMA Intern Med · 2019

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Abstract

This study uses data from a national database of privately insured individuals from 2007 to 2016 to examine first-prescription filling patterns exhibited by family members of high-volume users of opioids or benzodiazepine whose drug treatment has been discontinued.