Increases in the use and cost of opioids to treat acute and chronic pain in injured workers, 1999 to 2009

Bernacki, Edward J.; Yuspeh, Larry; Lavin, Robert; Tao, Xuguang (Grant)

doi:10.1097/jom.0b013e318240de33

Increases in the use and cost of opioids to treat acute and chronic pain in injured workers, 1999 to 2009

Objective Quantify temporal changes in opioid use. Methods Claim and prescription data for Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation claims open from 1999 and 2009 were analyzed by claim age and type of opioid. Results There was a significant cumulative yearly increase in morphine milligram equ…