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Clinical Guidelines for the Use of Chronic Opioid Therapy in Chronic Noncancer Pain

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Safe and effective chronic opioid therapy for chronic noncancer pain requires clinical skills and knowledge in both the principles of opioid prescribing and on the assessment and management of risks associated with opioid abuse, addiction, and diversion.
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This article is published in The Journal of Pain.The article was published on 2009-02-01 and is currently open access. It has received 2051 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Chronic pain & Methadone.

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CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain—United States, 2016

TL;DR: This guideline is intended to improve communication about benefits and risks of opioids for chronic pain, improve safety and effectiveness of pain treatment, and reduce risks associated with long-term opioid therapy.
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CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain - United States, 2016.

TL;DR: This guideline is intended to improve communication between clinicians and patients about the risks and benefits of opioid therapy for chronic pain, improve the safety and effectiveness of pain treatment, and reduce the risks associated with long-term opioid therapy, including opioid use disorder, overdose, and death.

Vital Signs: Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers - United States, 1999-2008

TL;DR: Wide variation among states in the nonmedical use of OPR and overdose rates cannot be explained by underlying demographic differences in state populations but is related to wide variations in OPR prescribing.
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Contribution of Primary Care to Health Systems and Health

TL;DR: The means by which primary care improves health have been identified, thus suggesting ways to improve overall health and reduce differences in health across major population subgroups.
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of cognitive behaviour therapy and behaviour therapy for chronic pain in adults, excluding headache

TL;DR: Cognitive-behavioural treatments based on the principle of cognitive behavioural therapy are effective and are associated with significant effect sizes on all domains of measurement.
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Lost Productive Time and Cost Due to Common Pain Conditions in the US Workforce

TL;DR: Pain is an inordinately common and disabling condition in the US workforce and most of the pain-related lost productive time occurs while employees are at work and is in the form of reduced performance.
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A systematic review of psychological factors as predictors of chronicity/disability in prospective cohorts of low back pain.

TL;DR: A systematic review of prospective cohort studies in low back pain this article found that psychological factors (notably distress, depressive mood, and somatization) are implicated in the transition from an acute presentation to chronicity.
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