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RATIONALE Patients who receive invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) are usually exposed to opioids as part of their sedation regimen. The rates of post-hospital prescribing of opioids are unknown. OBJECTIVES Determine the frequency of persistent post-hospital opioid use among patients who received IMV. METHODS We assessed opioid-naïve adults who were admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU), received IMV and survived at least 7d after hospital discharge in Ontario, Canada over a 26 month period; February, 2013 through March, 2015