Objective: Review, synthesize, and summarize recent evidence on adverse effects of long-
term opioid treatment for noncancer pain and present an organ system-based guide for …

Introduction Pain management is a major health care challenge in terms of the significant
prevalence of pain and the negative consequences of poor management. Consequently …

PURPOSE Recent results suggests the risk of a new onset of depression increases with
longer duration of opioid analgesic use. It is unclear whether new-onset depression related …

Background The OPENMinds Primary Care group is a group of European primary care
physicians (PCPs) with an interest in pain management, formed to improve the …

Background Primary care physicians struggle to treat chronic noncancer pain while limiting
opioid misuse, abuse, and diversion. The objective of this study was to understand how …

Objectives In the spinal cord stimulation (SCS) and dorsal root ganglion stimulation (DRG-S)
literature, the typical primary outcome measure includes pain relief, whether numeric rating …

Controlling the Swing of the Opioid Pendulum The opioid crisis has led some clinicians to
discontinue prescribing of opioid analgesics. The fallout is a growing pool of patients forced …

Introduction: Primary care providers (PCPs) account for half of opioid prescriptions, often feel
chronic pain patients are challenging to manage, and there is wide variability in practice …

Chronic pain and opioid addiction are 2 pressing public health problems, and prescribing
clinicians often lack the skills necessary to manage these conditions. Our study sought to …

An opioid overdose epidemic emerged in the United States following increased opioid
prescribing for chronic noncancer pain. In 2007, Washington State agencies implemented …