Perceived patient benefits from using prescription opioids and other therapies to manage persistent pain.

CONCLUSION: Overall, PP patients felt the benefits of opioid use outweighed the risks, and using opioid medication sig-nificantly improved their quality of life. This may be partly due to the poor efficacy of other nonprescription medications and complementary therapies in managing PP beyond short-term relief. PMID: 32091612 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Opioid Management - Category: Addiction Tags: J Opioid Manag Source Type: research