Among opioid-naive patients receiving opioids, more intensive opioid prescribing in the first month is associated with transition to long-term opioid use

Evid Based Med. 2017 Jun;22(3):112. doi: 10.1136/ebmed-2017-110710. Epub 2017 May 13.

Author

Marc R Larochelle¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

PMID: 28501803
DOI: 10.1136/ebmed-2017-110710

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MeSH terms

Analgesics, Opioid*
Chronic Pain
Humans
Opioid-Related Disorders*

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid