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Table 3. Risk Factors for OUD
• Sustained opioid use within 6 months
preceding surgical intervention
• Prior opioid exposure within 6 months
preceding surgical intervention
• Personal history of alcohol or drug abuse
• Family history of alcohol or drug abuse
• Diagnosis of psychiatric disorder
▶ Anxiety
▶ Depression
▶ Personality disorder
• Has a prescription for anxiolytic
• Has a prescription for anti-psychotic
• Preoperative pain
• Self-perceived risk of addiction
• Tobacco use
• Current use of opioids or
benzodiazepines
• Age 16–45
• Hospital length of stay
• Intensity of surgical procedure
• Lower socioeconomic status
