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 …

Objective To develop consensus recommendations on urine drug monitoring (UDM) in
patients with chronic pain who are prescribed opioids. Methods An interdisciplinary group of …

Importance Overprescribing of opioids has generated and sustains the opioid overdose
epidemic. Health systems have a responsibility to lead the effort to reduce overprescribing …

Importance The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines in 2016
recommended avoiding concurrent use of opioids and benzodiazepines. Objective To …

Background This study aimed to quantify opioid prescriptions dispensed from primary care
practices throughout England and investigate its association with socioeconomic status …

People of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity (Latinx people) experience pain diagnosis, treatment,
and care disparities relative to non-Latinx Whites. Those whose preferred language is …

While the evidence for urine drug testing for patients on chronic opioid therapy is weak, the
guidelines created by numerous medical societies and state and federal regulatory …

Background Morphine is used as an analgesic although it causes important secondary
effects. These effects are triggered by several mechanisms leading to the dysregulation of …

Background: The 2022 Centers for Disease Control's “Clinical Practice Guidelines for
Prescribing Opioids for Pain in United States” called for attention and action toward reducing …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this narrative review is to summarize healthcare
disparities experienced by Hispanic and Latino/Latinx patients with chronic pain, evaluate …