Prescription Opioid Misuse Index in sickle cell patients: A brief questionnaire to assess at-risk for opioid abuse.

CONCLUSION: Twenty-four percent of unselected adult SCD patients on opioids were identified as at-risk for opioid misuse using a quick survey. This may represent as much as 2.5-7 times the national misuse rate. This group of patients may benefit from additional diagnostic and therapeutic interventions to help understand and manage their opioid usage. PMID: 31637684 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31637684?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Opioid Management - October 23, 2019 Category: Addiction Tags: J Opioid Manag Source Type: research