Use of Long-and Short-Acting Opioids by Duration of Opioid Use
Opioid | Acute Use (n = 10,543) | Episodic Use (n = 404) | Chronic Use (n = 4,883) |
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Short-acting only (%) | 98.3 | 85.2 | 59.4 |
Long-acting only (%) | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
Both long-and short-acting (%) | 1.6 | 14.1 | 39.3 |