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A study of patients identified through the All of Us Research Program found that those with rheumatic conditions who also have opioid use disorder differ demographically and clinically from peers without OUD. Researchers used billing codes for systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis or osteoarthritis to select participants and compared demographics, psychiatric diagnoses, prescription patterns and comorbidities. The OUD group showed lower use of disease‑modifying antirheumatic drugs and higher rates of acute care utilization. Findings were published online July 13 in Arthritis Care & Research.

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