Opioids ease my pain
early-life malnutrition and elderly outcomes
Additional information
Authors
Mokhtari M.
Type
Journal Article
Year
2023
Language
English
Abstract
Despite a large body of evidence showing that early-life malnutrition influences adult outcomes, there is no evidence that early-life starvation causes use of opioids. Studying the long-term effects of a food shortage in Iran caused by WWII, we find that the rate of people who use drugs in this cohort increased significantly higher than in surrounding cohorts. Then, we examine a broad spectrum of outcomes for this cohort to shed light on potential causes of opioid use in the survivors of this cohort. Our findings suggest that pain contributes significantly to opioid use.
Keywords
Health and early life, Opioid use roots, Deaths of despair, WWII and Iran
Journal
Social science & medicine
Volume
327
Number ( Month )
115940
Diffusion
License
CC BY
Visibility
Public
Status open access
Hybrid
