Expert consensus-based guidance on approaches to opioid management in individuals with advanced cancer-related pain and nonmedical stimulant use.
Katie Fitzgerald JonesDmitry KhodyakovBenjamin H HanRobert M ArnoldEmily DaoJeni MorrisonJennifer KapoDiane E MeierJudith A PaiceJane M LiebschutzChristine S RitchieJessica S MerlinHailey W BullsPublished in: Cancer (2023)
Among palliative care and addiction experts, regardless of prognosis, it was deemed appropriate to continue opioids, increase monitoring, and avoid opioid tapering in the context of cancer-related pain and nonmedical stimulant use. Buprenorphine/naloxone transition as a harm reduction measure was inappropriate for a patient with a short prognosis and of uncertain appropriateness for a patient with a longer prognosis.