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Illicit opioid use following changes in opioids prescribed for chronic non-cancer pain.

Phillip Oliver CoffinChristopher RoweNatalie OmanKatherine SinchekGlenn-Milo SantosMark FaulRita BagnuloDeeqa MohamedEric Vittinghoff
Published in: PloS one (2020)
Discontinuation of prescribed opioid pain relievers was associated with more frequent non-prescribed opioid pain reliever and heroin use; increased dose was also associated with more frequent heroin use. Clinicians should be aware of these risks in determining pain management approaches.
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