Do Urine Drug Tests Reveal Substance Misuse Among Patients Prescribed Opioids for Chronic Pain?
Marc R LaRochelleRicardo CruzSarah KosakowskiDoug L GourlayDaniel P AlfordZiming XuanErin E KrebsShapei YanKaren E LasserJeffrey H SametJane M LiebschutzPublished in: Journal of general internal medicine (2021)
Expert adjudication of UDT results identified clinical concern for substance misuse in 37% of patients receiving opioids for chronic pain. Further research is needed to determine if UDTs impact clinical practice or patient-related outcomes.