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Dose Tapering Of Long-Term Opioid Pain Relief Linked To Rise In Overdose Events & Mental Health Crisis

Among people prescribed long-term high-dose-opioid treatment for chronic pain control who had been forced to taper down their doses, the rate of overdoses and mental health crises increased. The incidence rate of overdose was 1.68 times higher compared to people not subject to dose tapering. The incidence rate of mental health crisis was 2.28 times higher among those subject to dose tapering. High-dose long-term opioid treatment was defined as taking an average of 50 or more morphine milligram equivalents for …

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