Risk Factors of Prescription Opioid Overdose Among Colorado Medicaid Beneficiaries

This article presents the risk factors of opioid overdose among the Colorado Medicaid population. On the basis of study findings, Colorado Medicaid is currently working with physicians, hospitals, and other health system stakeholders to continue to develop policies to identify and assist this subset of our population. One such policy will be to provide at-home intranasal naloxone for overdose rescue.