Opioids

The Causes and Consequences of Opioid Use among Older Americans: A Panel Survey Approach

• April 13, 2022
• Susan Barnes
• Disability, Opioids

The Causes and Consequences of Opioid Use among Older Americans: A Panel Survey Approach

• July 21, 2021
• Susan Barnes
• Disability insurance, Health and Retirement Study, Labor force participation, Mortality trends, Opioids

This study examines the effects of prescription opioid analgesic use for older Americans, specifically with regard to work disability and disability program participation. We draw on the long-panel structure of the Health and Retirement Study and a newly available 2009…

The Causes and Consequences of Opioid and Benzodiazepine Use Among Older Americans: A Panel Survey Approach

• November 4, 2019
• Susan Barnes
• Opioids

The proposed research will identify the causes and disability consequences of prescription opioid and benzodiazepine use among Americans older than 50, including the role of state prescription drug policies in the use and effects of these drugs. These drug classes…