Dalal DS, Mbuyi N, Shah I, et al. - Researchers investigated the burden of opioid use and factors linked with its use among 456 adult gout patients discharged from the emergency department or hospital assessed using the electronic health records system of Lifespan Healthcare System (currently contains 2.2 million records). Opioids were prescribed to 129 (28.3%) at discharge (~80% were new patients). Per observations, opioids are commonly used for the management of acute gout, despite the availability of effective treatments. They indicated higher odds of receiving opioids at discharge for patients with polyarticular gout attack and diabetes mellitus and those taking opioids prior to admission. This work suggests an opportunity to limit the opioid epidemic among gout patients.