Use and Opinions of Prescription Opioids Among Older American Adults: Sociodemographic Predictors.

Objectives This study identifies sociodemographic predictors of prescription opioid use among older adults (age 65+) during the peak decade of U.S. opioid prescription, and tests whether pain level and Medicaid coverage mediate the association between low wealth and opioid use. Predictors of prescri...

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Published in:	Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences Vol. 74; no. 6; pp. 1009 - 1020
Main Author:	Grol-Prokopczyk, Hanna
Format:	Article
Published:	Oxford University Press / USA Sep2019
Subjects:	United States Drugs Insurance Medicaid Narcotics Retirement Social classes Socioeconomic factors Analgesics Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents Regression analysis Pain measurement
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