Chronic pain and mental health disorders are common in the general population, and
epidemiological studies suggest that a bidirectional relationship exists between these 2 …

Opioids have been regarded for millennia as among the most effective drugs for the
treatment of pain. Their use in the management of acute severe pain and chronic pain …

Context No randomized trials have examined treatments for prescription opioid
dependence, despite its increasing prevalence. Objective To evaluate the efficacy of brief …

The original Screener and Opioid Assessment for Patients with Pain (SOAPP) is a
conceptually derived self-report questionnaire designed to predict aberrant medication …

ContextLittle is known about the prevalence and characteristics of chronic pain among
patients with different types of chemical dependency. ObjectivesTo estimate the prevalence …

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expanded Fourth Edition, with up-to-the-minute insights from more than 150 experts at the …

Opioid therapy for chronic pain has been popularized over the past few decades, and a
concern has arisen that the analgesic efficacy of opioids is not always maintained over …

Importance Methadone treatment (MT) fails to address the emotion dysregulation, pain, and
reward processing deficits that often drive opioid use disorder (OUD). New interventions are …

In Australia and New Zealand, in parallel with other developed countries, the number of
patients prescribed opioids on a long-term basis has grown rapidly over the last decade …

Physicians can encounter problems in prescribing opioids for some patients with chronic
pain such as multiple unsanctioned dose escalations, episodes of lost or stolen …