The number of prescription opioid overdose deaths has increased dramatically in recent
years and many prescribers are unsure how to balance treatment of pain with secondary …

Importance Using opioids for acute pain can lead to long-term use and associated morbidity
and mortality. Injury has been documented as a gateway to long-term opioid use in some …

Background Opioid use in the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries is a complex decision
where benefits must be balanced with risk. Previous research has shown an association …

Background: Opioids are frequently prescribed for acute musculoskeletal injuries and may
result in long-term use and consequent harms. Purpose: To explore factors associated with …

Prescription of opioids for nonmalignant musculoskeletal pain has increased substantially in
recent years, but there is little information on the incidence of, or factors associated with …

Objective: To estimate associations between early high-risk opioid prescribing practices and
long-term work-related disability. Methods: Washington State Fund injured workers with at …

Objectives To determine (1) the natural history of prescription opioid use,(2) the predictors of
long-term opioid use, and (3) the association between opioid dose and pain and function in …

Objective: To determine the relationship between opioid dosage and claim duration.
Methods: Closure rates and morphine-equivalent dose were analyzed over a 7-year period …

Over the last several years, concern has been mounting over the use of opioids among
workers' compensation claimants in North America. In 2005, Franklin et al. reported a …

Study Design. Historical cohort study. Objective. We investigated the prescription of opioids
in injured Canadian workers to determine recent trends in use and the association between …