Opioid analgesics prescription in people with and without cancer in France.

CONCLUSION: The inconsistency between our findings and existing literature regarding both opioids prescription trends and postdiagnosis pain chronicity in cancer survivors over the medium term suggests possible changes in pain perception and the evolution of cancer pain management strategies. Further research should explore these hypotheses and investigate patient characteristics& effect in cancer pain management. PMID: 30234921 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Opioid Management - Category: Addiction Tags: J Opioid Manag Source Type: research