A prospective evaluation of psychotherapeutic and illicit drug use in patients presenting with chronic pain at the time of initial evaluation

Pain Physician

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Manchikanti, Laxmaiah ^a,b   Cash, Kimberly A ^a   Malla, Yogesh ^a   Pampati, Vidyasagar ^a   Fellows, Bert ^a  

^a PAIN MANAGEMENT CENTER OF PADUCAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Controlled substances; Fatalities; Noncancer pain; Opioids; Persistent pain; Prescription drug abuse; Prescriptions; Regulations; Substance abuse; Urine drug testing

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE; CANNABIS; CARISOPRODOL; CLONAZEPAM; COCAINE; CODEINE; DIAZEPAM; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; ILLICIT DRUG; LORAZEPAM; METHADONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; OXYMORPHONE; TRAMADOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON-CANCER PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872819850     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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