Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · May 2011
Multicenter StudyPrescription sharing, alcohol use, and street drug use to manage pain among veterans.
Efforts to promote awareness and management of chronic pain have been accompanied by a troubling increase in prescription medication abuse. At the same time, some patients may misuse substances in an effort to manage chronic pain. ⋯ Veterans with a history of SUDs, greater pain interference, more nonpain symptoms, and mental health concerns should be carefully managed to deter substance misuse for pain management.