In long-term, higher-dose opioid use, dose tapering was linked to overdose and mental health crises

Peter MacDougall

doi:10.7326/J21-0005

In long-term, higher-dose opioid use, dose tapering was linked to overdose and mental health crises

Ann Intern Med. 2022 Jan;175(1):JC11. doi: 10.7326/J21-0005. Epub 2022 Jan 4.

Author

Peter MacDougall¹

Affiliation

¹ Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (P.M.).

PMID: 34978849
DOI: 10.7326/J21-0005

Abstract

Agnoli A, Xing G, Tancredi DJ, et al. Association of dose tapering with overdose or mental health crisis among patients prescribed long-term opioids. JAMA. 2021;326:411-9. 34342618.

Publication types

Comment

MeSH terms

Analgesics, Opioid / adverse effects
Drug Overdose* / drug therapy
Drug Overdose* / epidemiology
Drug Tapering
Humans
Mental Health
Opioid-Related Disorders* / drug therapy
Opioid-Related Disorders* / epidemiology

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid