Longitudinal association between pain severity and subsequent opioid use in prescription opioid dependent patients with chronic pain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with prescription opioid use disorder commonly report relief of chronic pain as the chief reason for first opioid use; indeed, the prevalence of chronic pain is high in this population. Understanding the association between pain severity and subsequent opioid use is crucial for understanding how to manage these conditions simultaneously and has not been examined in this population. The aim of this analysis was to examine the proximal effect of pain severity on opioid use during 12 weeks of buprenorphine-naloxone therapy for patients with chronic pain and prescription opioid use disorder.

Methods

This study is a secondary analysis of a national, randomized, controlled trial of buprenorphine-naloxone plus counseling for prescription opioid dependent patient

SUBMITTER: Griffin ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4880512 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature