Adherence to clinical guidelines for opioid therapy for chronic pain in patients with substance use disorder

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 965-971

  Morasco, Benjamin J ^a   Duckart, Jonathan P ^b   Dobscha, Steven K ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic pain; medical utilization; opioids; substance use disorder; treatment guidelines

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CODEINE SULFATE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; LONG ACTING DRUG; METHADONE; MORPHINE SULFATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHRONIC PAIN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SCREENING; DYSTHYMIA; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIGRAINE; NECK PAIN; NEUROPATHY; PANIC; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SLEEP DISORDER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC PAIN; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 80052301773     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1734-5     Document Type: Article

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