Combating escalating harms associated with pharmaceutical opioid use [ 2018 - 2021 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Louisa Degenhardt (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Timothy Dobbins ,  Dr Sarah Larney ,  Prof Adrian Dunlop ,  Prof Andrew Wilson
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Brief description Increases in opioid use have been accompanied by increased opioid harms. But there is a lack of population-level evidence about drivers of long-term prescribed opioid use, dependence, overdose and other harms. Using linked data, we will fill these gaps using a cohort of all people in NSW prescribed opioids since 2002, linked to datasets containing information on health, social and health service utilisation, that will permit a comprehensive assessment of the risks of all prescribed opioids.

Funding Amount $AUD 938,728.04

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant