Low Back Pain and Substance Use: Diagnostic and Administrative Coding for Opioid Use and Dependence Increased in U.S. Older Adults with Low Back Pain | Zendy

Beth B. Murinson | Zendy; Bernadette Siaton | Zendy; Michelle Taylor | Zendy; Leslie I. Katzel | Zendy; John D. Sorkin | Zendy

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Low Back Pain and Substance Use: Diagnostic and Administrative Coding for Opioid Use and Dependence Increased in U.S. Older Adults with Low Back Pain

Author(s) -

Beth B. Murinson,

Bernadette Siaton,

Michelle Taylor,

Leslie I. Katzel,

John D. Sorkin

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

pain medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.893

H-Index - 97

eISSN - 1526-4637

pISSN - 1526-2375

DOI - 10.1093/pm/pnaa428

Subject(s) - medicine , low back pain , substance use , comorbidity , opioid , population , physical therapy , psychiatry , alternative medicine , receptor , environmental health , pathology

Low back pain (LBP) is a leading cause of pain and disability. Substance use complicates the management of LBP, and potential risks increase with aging. Despite implications for an aging, diverse U.S. population, substance use and LBP comorbidity remain poorly defined. The objective of this study was to characterize LBP and substance use diagnoses in older U.S. adults by age, gender, and race.

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