Title: Recommendations

Context:
Younger patients are also at a higher risk of opioid misuse (as suggested by a UDT indicating high-risk  medication-related behavior). Turner et al. (2014) showed that patients in the 45-64 year age group were  significantly less likely to have an aberrant UDT (detection of a non-prescribed opioid, non-prescribed  benzodiazepine, illicit drug, or tetrahydrocannabinol [THC]) in comparison to patients in the 20-44 age  group.[94] Patients in the 45-64 and ≥65 age groups were significantly less likely than 20-44 year olds to  have non-detection of a prescribed opioid as well (indicating possible diversion).[94]

Question: Who are at a higher risk of opioid misuse?

Answer: Younger patients