Open AccessLow 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. Hogans,
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 , opioid , cohort , comorbidity , substance abuse , diagnosis code , population , young adult , psychiatry , pathology , receptor , alternative medicine , environmental health
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.