Table 6.
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)
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