Opioid Doctor Shopping: A Rare Phenomenon Among Patients with Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Followed in Tertiary Care Settings.

Jean-Luc Kaboré Manon Choinière Lise Dassieu Anais Lacasse M Gabrielle Pagé

Published in: Journal of pain research (2021)

Opioid doctor shopping is a rare phenomenon among patients with CNCP treated in tertiary care settings. Opioids should remain a drug option for patients without substance use disorder, and who have persistent pain despite optimized nonopioid therapy.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
tertiary care
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
neuropathic pain
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
emergency department
squamous cell carcinoma
spinal cord injury
patient reported outcomes
mesenchymal stem cells