TY  - JOUR
T1  - POsttraumatic stress disorder and opioid use among us veterans
AU  - Hermos JA
Y1  - 2012/06/20
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2012.6234
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 2485
EP  - 2486
VL  - 307
IS  - 23
N2  - 
To the Editor: Dr Seal and colleagues1 demonstrated that veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who were receiving higher-dose opioid prescriptions were more likely to be receiving concurrent prescriptions for sedative-hypnotic medications, primarily benzodiazepines. The relative risk for concurrent use of opioid and sedative-hypnotic medications was high for veterans with PTSD diagnoses (adjusted RR, 5.46; 95% CI, 4.91-6.07) compared with those with no mental health diagnoses. The authors also found that receiving prescription opioids was associated with an increased risk of adverse clinical outcomes, especially among those with PTSD.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.6234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.6234
ER  -