Data published in BMC Psychiatry indicate people with bipolar disorder (BPD) were dispensed opioid medications more often than similar patients with schizophrenia (SZ) or age- and sex-matched controls.
According to the researchers, these patient populations may have increased risk for complications from prescribed opioids, including opioid-induced respiratory depression (BMC Psychiatry 2024;24[1]:244).
“While the overall pattern of prescription opioid dispensing is declining, treating