Trends in prescribed opioid therapy for non-cancer pain for individuals with prior substance use disorders

Pain

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 287-293

  Weisner, Constance M ^a,b   Campbell, Cynthia I ^b   Ray, G Thomas ^b   Saunders, Kathleen ^c   Merrill, Joseph O ^d   Banta Green, Caleb ^e   Sullivan, Mark D ^d   Silverberg, Michael J ^b   Mertens, Jennifer R ^a   Boudreau, Denise ^c   Von Korff, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain management in managed care; Prescription opioid episodes; Substance use disorders

Indexed keywords

HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCREENING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PAIN; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69649085414     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.05.006     Document Type: Article

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