American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation
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Am J Phys Med Rehabil · Dec 2009
Opiates for chronic nonmalignant pain syndromes: can appropriate candidates be identified for outpatient clinic management?
To better define patients appropriate for opiate management for chronic pain syndromes. ⋯ When considering opiates as a treatment option, pain clinics should have a heightened suspicion for younger and unemployed patients. Although these findings should be examined in larger studies, they suggest that nonmedical factors play a substantial role regarding success in such a structured opiate pain program.