Traumatic Brain Injury and Receipt of Prescription Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain in Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans: Do Clinical Practice Guidelines Matter?

• Veterans with more severe TBI symptoms were most likely to receive opioid therapy.• Veterans with moderate to severe TBI were more likely to be prescribed opioids.• Veterans with TBI and mental health comorbidity were at highest risk for opioids.

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