Opioids and back pain

This recent study will further lead to physicians hesitating to prescribe opioids for chronic back pain:

Substance use disorders are common in patients taking opioids for back pain, and aberrant medication-taking behaviors occur in up to 24% of cases.

(via Dr. RW)

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