Mental Health and Benzodiazepine Use Among Patients on Chronic Opioid Therapy

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As practices taper or de-prescribe opioids, or implement harm reduction methods such as de-prescribing benzodiazepines, it is important to understand patient characteristics and their relationship to success with tapering. This study adds to the evidence that odds of successfully tapering opioids may be significantly impacted by patients' mental health diagnosis and opioid dose.