Importance Although prescription opioid use disorder is associated with substantial harms,
strategies to identify patients with pain among whom prescription opioids can be safely …

Objective. To determine whether individuals who use prescribed opioids for chronic
noncancer pain have higher rates of any opioid misuse, any problem opioid misuse …

Chronic pain and prescription opioid abuse are extremely prevalent both in this country and
worldwide. Consequences of opioid misuse can be life-threatening with significant morbidity …

Chronic pain and prescription opioid abuse are extremely prevalent in the United States and
worldwide. The consequences of opioid misuse can be life-threatening with significant …

Background Determining risk factors for opioid abuse or dependence will help clinicians
practice informed prescribing and may help mitigate opioid abuse or dependence. The …

Background Prescription opioid use disorder and overdose have risen substantially in the
US Primary care physicians are critical to many ongoing and proposed efforts to address the …

There is growing evidence that opioid prescribing in the United States follows a pattern in
which patients who are at the highest risk of adverse outcomes from opioids are more likely …

Use of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain is increasing, but the clinical epidemiology and
standards of care for this practice are poorly defined. Psychiatric disorders are associated …

Use of multiple pharmacies concurrently (pharmacy shopping) and overlapping
prescriptions may be indicators of potential misuse or abuse of prescription opioid …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of and risk factors for opioid abuse/dependence in
long-term users of opioids for chronic pain, including risk factors for opioid …