Editorial Comment

In this article, DeWitt-Foy et al. report a significant association between the number of primary stone-related events (SREs) and the subsequent development of opioid-related disorders (ORD), estimating a 6.2% absolute risk of ORD. Risk factors including younger age, white race, lower income, and a history of chronic pain increased the relative risk of ORD. Interestingly, a more rural location (Iowa), relative to the other states in the analysis, was also a risk factor for ORD.

Source: Urology - February 1, 2022 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Aaron C. Smith, Chad R. Tracy, Ryan L. Steinberg Source Type: research