ArticleSubstance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy2013
"Nonmedical" prescription opioid use in North America: a call for priority action.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Health harms of non-medical prescription opioid use: A systematic review.Drug and alcohol review · 2022Pooled it
- Self-Reported ADHD Diagnosis and Illicit Drug Use and Prescription Medication Misuse Among U.S. Working-Age Adults.Journal of attention disorders · 2025Article
- The contribution of nonmedical opioid use to healthcare encounters for opioid overdose and use disorders among long-term users with metastatic cancer.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Healthcare provider perceptions and reported practices regarding opioid prescription for patients with chronic cancer pain.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
- Rescue Analgesia for Opioid-Dependent Individuals on Opioid Agonist Treatment during Hospitalization: Adherence to Guideline Treatment.European addiction research · 2023Article
- Depression and Long-Term Prescription Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder: Implications for Pain Management in Cancer.Current treatment options in oncology · 2022Review
- Prevalence of lifetime nonmedical opioid use among U.S. Health Center Patients aged 45 years and older with psychiatric disorders.Aging & mental health · 2022Article
- "It's Helped Me a Lot, Just Like to Stay Alive": a Qualitative Analysis of Outcomes of a Novel Hydromorphone Tablet Distribution Program in Vancouver, Canada.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2021Article
- Desistance, Self-treatment, or Substitution: Decisions about Cannabis Use During Pregnancy.Journal of midwifery & women's health · 2021Article
- Health Care Provider Attitudes, Beliefs, and Perceived Confidence in Managing Patients With Cancer Pain and Nonmedical Opioid Use.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2021Article
- Best Practices in the Management of Nonmedical Opioid Use in Patients with Cancer-Related Pain.The oncologist · 2020Review
- Balancing opioid analgesia with the risk of nonmedical opioid use in patients with cancer.Nature reviews. Clinical oncology · 2019Review
- The relationship between the reporting of euphoria events and early treatment responses to pregabalin: an exploratory post-hoc analysis.Journal of pain research · 2019Article
- Prevalence of Hepatitis C Screening, Testing, and Care Experience Among Young Adults Who Use Prescription Opioids Nonmedically.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2018Article
- Injection drug use and overdose among young adults who use prescription opioids non-medically.Addictive behaviors · 2018Article
- Dose-response relationship between functional pain interference and nonmedical analgesic use: Findings from a nationally representative Canadian survey.Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2018Article
- Access to substance use treatment among young adults who use prescription opioids non-medically.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2016Article
- Non-medical use of prescription opioids is associated with heroin initiation among US veterans: a prospective cohort study.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2016Observational
- Exploring the latent trait of opioid use disorder criteria among frequent nonmedical prescription opioid users.Journal of psychiatric research · 2016Article
- Seeking prescription opioids from physicians for nonmedical use among people who inject drugs in a Canadian setting.The American journal on addictions · 2016Observational
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Abstract
Nearly four years after the United States Congress heralded a "decade of pain control and research", chronic pain remains a mounting public health concern worldwide. The escalating prevalence of chronic pain in recent years has been paralleled by a rise in prescription opioid availability, misuse, and associated human and social costs. However, national monitoring surveys in the U.S. and Canada currently fail to differentiate between prescription opioid misuse for the purposes of euphoria versus pain or withdrawal management. Furthermore, there is a lack of evidence-based guidelines for pain management among high-risk individuals, and a glaring lack of education for practitioners in the areas of pain and addiction medicine. Herein we propose multiple avenues for intervention and research in order to mitigate the individual, social and structural problems related to undertreated pain and prescription opioid misuse.
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