Should opioid abusers be discharged from opioid-analgesic therapy?

Pain Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 383-390

  Compton, Peggy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE; OPIATE;

ANALGESIC AGENT ABUSE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTRACT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG ABUSE PATTERN; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDITORIAL; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; METHADONE TREATMENT; OPIATE ADDICTION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT DURATION; URINALYSIS;

EID: 44249117088     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2008.00462.x     Document Type: Editorial

References (29)

1. PJ Hutchison MM Miles MJ Sullivan The Hippocratic oath and the pain clinician Am J Pain Manage 16 2006 92 97
2. APA (American Psychiatric Association) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th edition, Text Revision 2000 American Psychiatric Association Washington, DC
3. DE Weissman JD Haddox Opioid pseudoaddiction–an iatrogenic syndrome Pain 36 1989 363 366
4. Compton P, Wu SM, Schieffer B, Pham Q, Naliboff BD. Introduction of a self-report version of the prescription drug use questionnaire and relationship to medication agreement non-compliance. J Pain Symptom Manage. (In press.)
5. SD Passik KL Kirsh L Whitcomb A new tool to assess and document pain outcomes in chronic pain patients receiving opioid therapy Clin Ther 26 2004 552 561
6. RK Portenoy Opioid therapy for chronic nonmalignant pain: A review of the critical issues J Pain Symptom Manage 11 1996 203 217
7. SR Savage Assessment for addiction in pain-treatment settings Clin J Pain 18 2002 S28 S38
8. C Chabal MK Erjavec L Jacobsen A Mariano E Chaney Prescription opioid abuse in chronic pain patients: Clinical criteria, incidence, and predictors Clin J Pain 13 1997 150 155
9. DA Fishbain HL Rosomoff RS Rosomoff Drug abuse, dependence and addiction in chronic pain patients Clin J Pain 8 1992 77 85
10. RN Harden Chronic opioid therapy: Another reappraisal APS Bulletin 12 2002
11. K Miotto P Compton W Ling M Connolly Diagnosing addictive disease in chronic pain patients Psychosomatics 37 1996 223 235
12. KL Sees HW Clark Opioid use in the treatment of chronic pain: Assessment of addiction J Pain Symptom Manage 8 1993 257 264
13. Consensus Document (American Academy of Pain Medicine, American Pain Society, American Society of Addiction Medicine) Definitions related to the use of opioids for the treatment of pain. Glenview, IL Available at: http://www.painmed.org/pdf/definition.pdf 2001 (accessed December 3, 2007).
14. AI Leshner Bridging the “great disconnect.” NIDA Notes Available at: http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDA_Notes/NNVol11N2/DirrepVol11N2.html 1996 (accessed December 8, 2007).
15. P Compton J Darakjian K Miotto Screening for addiction in patients with chronic pain and “problematic” substance use: Evaluation of a pilot assessment tool J Pain Symptom Manage 16 1998 355 363
16. SL Burchman PS Pagel Implementation of a formal treatment agreement for outpatient management of chronic nonmalignant pain with opioid analgesics J Pain Symptom Manage 10 1995 556 563
17. DM Doleys L Rickman Other benefits of an opioid “agreement.” J Pain Symptom Manage 25 2003 402 403
18. J Hariharan GC Lamb JM Neuner Long-term opioid contract use for chronic pain management in primary care practice. A five year experience J Gen Intern Med 22 2007 485 490 Available at: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1829426 (accessed December 3, 2007).
19. P Compton The role of urine toxicology in chronic opioid analgesic therapy Pain Manage Nur 8 2007 166 172
20. DL Gourlay HA Heit Universal precautions in pain medicine: The treatment of chronic pain with or without the disease of addiction Medscape Neurology & Neurosurgery 7 1 2005 Available at: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/503596 (accessed December 4, 2007).
21. SF Butler SH Budman K Fernandez RN Jamison Validation of a screener and opioid assessment measure for patients with chronic pain Pain 112 2004 65 75
22. L Manchikanti V Pampati KS Damron CD McManus Evaluation of variables in illicit drug use: Does a controlled substance abuse screening tool identify illicit drug use? Pain Physician 7 2004 71 75
23. SM Wu P Compton R Bolus The addiction behaviors checklist: Validation of a new clinician-based measure of inappropriate opioid use in chronic pain J Pain Symptom Manage 32 2006 342 351
24. LL Adams RJ Gatchel RC Robinson Development of a self-report screening instrument for assessing potential opioid medication misuse in chronic pain patients J Pain Symptom Manage 27 2004 440 459
25. SF Butler SH Budman K Fernandez Development and validation of the current opioid misuse measure Pain 130 2007 144 156
26. P Compton P Athanasos Chronic pain, substance abuse and addiction Nurs Clin North Am 38 3 2003 525 537
27. M Weaver S Schnoll Abuse liability in opioid therapy for pain treatment in patients with an addiction history Clin J Pain 18 suppl 4 2002 S61 S69
28. RK Portenoy KM Foley Chronic use of opioid analgesics in non-malignant pain: Report of 38 cases Pain 25 1986 171 186
29. SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) SBIRT: Screening, brief intervention, referral, and treatment. Undated Available at: http://www.sbirt.samhsa.gov/index.htm (accessed December 3, 2007).