Critical discussion of new data regarding prevalence of opioid use disorder in patients with chronic pain in Germany

CONCLUSION: An adaptation of the DSM‑5 diagnostic criteria of opioid use disorder to the specific situation of CNCP patients and a validation of these criteria could help to collect more accurate data on opioid use disorders of patients with chronic pain in Germany in the future. Prescribers should be sensitized to this problem without pathologizing or even stigmatizing patients. Further research is needed to classify this previously underestimated phenomenon.PMID:34505947 | DOI:10.1007/s00482-021-00582-1
Source: Schmerz - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Source Type: research