The Use of Opioids in the Management of Chronic Pain

Affiliations

¹ Evidence Based Practice, Quality and Patient Safety, Veterans Health Administration, Washington, DC.
² National Pain Management, Opioid Safety, and Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, Veterans Health Administration, Washington DC VA Medical Center, and Department of Neurology, George Washington University, Washington, DC.
³ Pain Management, Opioid Safety, and Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, Veterans Health Administration, Washington, DC.
⁴ Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Washington, DC.
⁵ Opioid Reassessment Clinic, Yale Addiction Psychiatry Service, National TeleMental Health Center, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut.

Comment

James L Sall et al. Ann Intern Med. 2023 Sep.

. 2023 Sep;176(9):eL230225.

doi: 10.7326/L23-0225.

¹ Evidence Based Practice, Quality and Patient Safety, Veterans Health Administration, Washington, DC.
² National Pain Management, Opioid Safety, and Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, Veterans Health Administration, Washington DC VA Medical Center, and Department of Neurology, George Washington University, Washington, DC.
³ Pain Management, Opioid Safety, and Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, Veterans Health Administration, Washington, DC.
⁴ Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Washington, DC.
⁵ Opioid Reassessment Clinic, Yale Addiction Psychiatry Service, National TeleMental Health Center, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M22-2917.

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The Use of Opioids in the Management of Chronic Pain.
Cohen SP, Dawson TC, Pasquina PF. Cohen SP, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2023 Sep;176(9):eL230224. doi: 10.7326/L23-0224. Ann Intern Med. 2023. PMID: 37722121 No abstract available.