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Within 10 months of a nonfatal opioid overdose, 91% of patients again received opioid prescriptions, one-third received high-dose opioids, 58% received a benzodiazepine, and 7% had a repeat overdose, while opioid discontinuation was associated with lower risk of subsequent overdose.
| Effect size | 91% received opioid prescriptions again within 10 months; 7% had repeat overdose |
| Follow-up | 10 months |
| Comparator | Guideline recommendation to discontinue opioids after nonfatal overdose when possible |
| Effect summary | adverse; 91% received opioid prescriptions again within 10 months; 7% had repeat overdose |
| Adverse events | repeat overdose 7% |
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