title: Treating pain patients at risk: evaluation of a screening tool in opioid-treated pain patients with and without addiction.
abstract: Patients receiving opioid treatment for chronic pain, many of whom were hospitalized with medical complications of substance abuse, were asked to complete a screening questionnaire to help validate a simple self-administered survey. Questions relating to tobacco abuse and prior treatment for drug and alcohol abuse distinguished patients with addiction and pain from opioid-treated chronic pain patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. DrRFriedman@aol.com
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mehrotra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid