Illicit opioid use following changes in opioids prescribed for chronic non-cancer pain.
Phillip Oliver CoffinChristopher RoweNatalie OmanKatherine SinchekGlenn-Milo SantosMark FaulRita BagnuloDeeqa MohamedEric VittinghoffPublished 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.