Discussions between patients with chronic pain and their primary care provider about opioids and pain relief during routine clinic encounters.

CONCLUSIONS: Much of the treatment of chronic pain, as a result of opioid prescriptions, revolves around negotiations about whether to use opioids or not. Patient education is required to disseminate realistic expectations regarding pain relief and risks of long-term opioid use. This may reduce patients' focus on pain severity and difficult conversations and increase shared decision making. PMID: 31343715 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Opioid Management - Category: Addiction Tags: J Opioid Manag Source Type: research