Pharmaceutical Opioid Use and Dependence among People Living with Chronic Pain: Associations Observed within the Pain and Opioids in Treatment (POINT) Cohort

Gabrielle Campbell, Suzanne Nielsen, Briony Larance, Raimondo Bruno, Richard P. Mattick, Wayne Hall, Nicholas Lintzeris, Milton Cohen, Kimberley Smith, Louisa Degenhardt

Pain Medicine · 2015 · 106 citations · 30 references

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Abstract

In this population of people taking opioids for CNCP, consumption of higher doses was associated with increased risk of problematic behaviors, and was more likely among people with a complex profile of physical and mental health problems.

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