Opioids for chronic pain in patients with substance abuse: too much, too little or just right?

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Daniel P Alford. Pain. 2009 Oct.

. 2009 Oct;145(3):267-268.

doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.06.036. Epub 2009 Jul 23.

¹ Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA.

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