Ameliorative response to detoxification, psychotherapy, and medical management in patients maintained on opioids for pain.

CONCLUSION: The difference in CPT between opioid maintained patients and controls, and the response to detoxification, psychotherapy and medical management suggest the possibility that the prevalence of OIH may be high. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: This study adds to the growing evidence that chronic opioid treatment contributes little to the management of chronic pain and in fact appears to frequently make it worse. (Am J Addict 2017;XX:1-6). PMID: 28800186 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: American Journal on Addictions - Category: Addiction Authors: Tags: Am J Addict Source Type: research