Association Between Opioid Dosage Tapering and Opioid Overdose Among Long-Term Higher-Dose Opioid Users

Introduction: There has been a steady decline in the national opioid-dispensing rate in recent years. However, emerging evidence that suggests that abrupt discontinuation of opioids for pain may increase overdose risk. The authors examined associations between prescribed opioid tapering and short-te...

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Published in:	AJPM Focus
Main Authors:	Hui Zhou, PhD, Katherine J. Pak, MS, Fagen Xie, PhD, Craig K. Chang, MD, Patricia L. Gray, PharmD, Deborah S. Ling-Grant, PhD, Joanna L. Barreras, PhD, MSW, Steven G. Steinberg, MD, Rulin C. Hechter, MD, PhD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2025-12-01
Subjects:	Opioid tapering overdose electronic health record
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773065425000872