A Tool to Assess Risk of De Novo Opioid Abuse or Dependence

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• 作者：Thomas Ciesielski ; MD^a ; ^{t.ciesielski@wustl.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Reethi Iyengar ; PhD ; MBA ; MHM^b ; Amit Bothra ; MS^b ; Dave Tomala ; MA^b ; Geoffrey Cislo ; MD^a ; Brian F. Gage ; MD ; MSc^c
• 关键词：Demographic factors ; Opioid abuse ; Opioid dependence ; Pharmacy claims-based factors ; Predictive model ; Prescription drug monitoring program
• 刊名：The American Journal of Medicine
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：July 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：129
• 期：7
• 页码：699-705.e4
• 全文大小：362 K

文摘

Determining risk factors for opioid abuse or dependence will help clinicians practice informed prescribing and may help mitigate opioid abuse or dependence. The purpose of this study is to identify variables predicting opioid abuse or dependence.

Methods

ra0015">A retrospective cohort study using de-identified integrated pharmacy and medical claims was performed between October 2009 and September 2013. Patients with at least 1 opioid prescription claim during the index period (index claim) were identified. We ascertained risk factors using data from 12 months before the index claim (pre-period) and captured abuse or dependency diagnosis using data from 12 months after the index claim (postperiod). We included continuously eligible (pre- and postperiod) commercially insured patients aged 18 years or older. We excluded patients with cancer, residence in a long-term care facility, or a previous diagnosis of opioid abuse or dependence (identified by International Classification of Diseases 9th revision code or buprenorphine/naloxone claim in the pre-period). The outcome was a diagnosis of opioid abuse (International Classification of Diseases 9th revision code 304.0x) or dependence (305.5).

Results

ra0020">The final sample consisted of 694,851 patients. Opioid abuse or dependence was observed in 2067 patients (0.3%). Several factors predicted opioid abuse or dependence: younger age (per decade [older] odds ratio [OR], 0.68); being a chronic opioid user (OR, 4.39); history of mental illness (OR, 3.45); nonopioid substance abuse (OR, 2.82); alcohol abuse (OR, 2.37); high morphine equivalent dose per day user (OR, 1.98); tobacco use (OR, 1.80); obtaining opioids from multiple prescribers (OR, 1.71); residing in the South (OR, 1.65), West (OR, 1.49), or Midwest (OR, 1.24); using multiple pharmacies (OR, 1.59); male gender (OR, 1.43); and increased 30-day adjusted opioid prescriptions (OR, 1.05).

Conclusions

ra0025">Readily available demographic, clinical, behavioral, pharmacy, and geographic information can be used to predict the likelihood of opioid abuse or dependence.