Treating pain patients at risk: evaluation of a screening tool in opioid-treated pain patients with and without addiction.
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.
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Robert
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Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. DrRFriedman@aol.com
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Mehrotra
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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
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid