Management of chronic pain with chronic opioid therapy in patients with substance use disorders

Addiction Science and Clinical Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Chang, Yu Ping ^a   Compton, Peggy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction substance use disorder; Chronic opioid therapy; Chronic pain; Relapse prevention

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADDICTION; ANALGESIA; CHRONIC PAIN; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC PAIN; HUMANS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84907032012     PISSN: 19400632     EISSN: 19400640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1940-0640-8-21     Document Type: Article

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