Objective To summarize the current literature on disparities in the treatment of chronic pain.
Methods We focused on studies conducted in the United States and published from 2000 …

Racial/ethnic disparities not only are prevalent throughout the US health care system but
also have proved refractory to change. Such disparities are evident and similarly persistent …

This guideline provides recommendations for clinicians providing pain care, including those
prescribing opioids, for outpatients aged≥ 18 years. It updates the CDC Guideline for …

Background Historically, the receipt of prescription opioids has differed among racial groups
in the United States. Research has not sufficiently explored the contribution of individual …

Drug overdose deaths in the US increased in 2019, despite a slight decrease from 2017 to
2018; this increase was largely driven by illicitly manufactured fentanyl. 1 The opioid …

Abstract The US 'War on Drugs' has had a profound role in reinforcing racial hierarchies.
Although Black Americans are no more likely than Whites to use illicit drugs, they are 6–10 …

Background: Yoga is effective for mild to moderate chronic low back pain (cLBP), but its
comparative effectiveness with physical therapy (PT) is unknown. Moreover, little is known …

Purpose To provide evidence-based guidance on the optimum management of chronic pain
in adult cancer survivors. Methods An ASCO-convened expert panel conducted a systematic …

Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate the prevalence and disparity of chronic
opioid usage in surgical patients and the potential risk factors associated with chronic opioid …

Chronic pain is a common, costly, and consequential health problem. However, despite
some important analytic contributions, sociological research on pain has not yet coalesced …