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JULY 20, 2021

Most Opioid Use Disorder Programs Don't Manage Chronic Pain

Originally published by our sister publication, Pain Medicine News

Matthew Ellis, MPE

Although chronic pain is a major comorbid condition for people with opioid use disorder (OUD), the pain is not managed by most OUD treatment programs in the United States, according to a study.

The patient survey in the Journal of Pain (2021;22[4]:432-439) revealed that two-thirds of those with chronic pain were not managed for pain by their program, and 47% reported worsening pain, thus increasing the likelihood