The Association of Prescribed Opioids and Incident Cardiovascular Disease

Opioid prescribing remains common despite known overdose-related harms. Less is known about links to non-overdose morbidity. We determined the association between prescribed opioid receipt with incident cardiovascular disease using data from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study, a national prospective cohort of Veterans with/without HIV receiving Veterans Health Administration care. Selected participants had no/minimal prior exposure to prescription opioids, no opioid use disorder, and no severe illness one year after the study start date (baseline period).
Source: The Journal of Pain - Category: Materials Science Authors: Source Type: research