Association of Care Practices with Suicide Attempts in US Veterans Prescribed Opioid Medications for Chronic Pain Management
Association of Care Practices with Suicide Attempts in US Veterans Prescribed Opioid Medications for Chronic Pain Management
Jinwoo J. Im,Ross D. Shachter,4 Authors,for the Vacs Project Team
2015 · DOI: 10.1007/s11606-015-3220-y
Journal of general internal medicine · 32 Citations
TLDR
Encouraging facilities to make more consistent use of drug screening, provide follow-up within 4 weeks for patients initiating new opioid prescriptions, and avoid sedative co-prescription in combination with long-acting opioids may help prevent suicide attempts.