Understanding the Risks of Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain

Am J Psychiatry. 2022 Oct;179(10):696-698. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20220592.

Authors

Mark D Sullivan¹, Jane C Ballantyne¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Sullivan) and Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (Ballantyne), University of Washington, Seattle.

PMID: 36181333
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20220592

No abstract available

Keywords: Addiction Psychiatry; Epidemiology; Opioids; Pain; Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders.

Publication types

Editorial
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MeSH terms

Analgesics, Opioid / adverse effects
Chronic Pain* / drug therapy
Humans
Opioid-Related Disorders* / drug therapy

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid