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. 2021 May 8;22(1):1–52. doi: 10.1007/s10754-021-09307-4

Table 8.

Multinomial Logit Estimate of the Relative Risk Ratios of Discontinuing Opioid Use

Variables Chronic Pain Acute Pain
Discontinue and Use Nothing Discontinue and Use Non-Opioids Only Continue (reference) Discontinue and Use Nothing Discontinue and Use Non-Opioids Only Continue (reference)
CDC Guideline 1.308 2.163** 2.994*** 2.855**
(0.726) (0.793) (1.053) (1.228)
State Regulations 1.189 0.667 0.602 0.532*
(0.558) (0.210) (0.197) (0.192)
Observations 1737 1737 1737 4177 4177 4177

Relative Risk Ratios reported relative to “continue.” Standard errors in parentheses adjusted for complex survey design. The Acute pain sample includes those with opioid use in the first 6 months of the prior year. The chronic pain sample includes those with opioids anytime during the prior year

***p < 0.01; **p < 0.05; *p < 0.1