Predictors of Chronic Opioid Use in Newly Diagnosed Crohn's Disease

Conclusions: This study presents a nationally representative assessment of COU in newly diagnosed patients with CD. The results may be used to determine the impact of COU in this population and to alert clinicians to those patients with CD at high risk of COU. Chronic opioids are consistently associated with indicators of more severe disease; however, additional research is needed to determine whether COU drives disease severity or vice versa.
Source: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Original Clinical Articles Source Type: research