Background: The extent to which adults with mental health disorders in the United States
receive opioids has not been adequately reported. Methods: We performed a cross …

Objectives Use of prescription opioids for chronic pain is increasing, as is abuse of these
medications, though the nature of the link between these trends is unclear. These increases …

Adults with mood disorders frequently use prescription opioids. The factors associated with
this increased use remain unclear. We used the Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys from …

Objective: The authors sought to ascertain the relationship between moderate and more
severe pain and prescription opioid use disorders in the noninstitutionalized US population …

A central question in prescribing opioids for chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) is how to best
balance the risk of opioid abuse and dependence with the benefits of pain relief. To achieve …

Background Use of opioids for chronic noncancer pain is increasing, but standards of care
for this practice are poorly defined. Psychiatric disorders are associated with increased …

Context Record numbers of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans survive their war injuries and yet
continue to experience pain and mental health problems, particularly posttraumatic stress …

Use of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain is increasing, but the clinical epidemiology and
standards of care for this practice are poorly defined. Psychiatric disorders are associated …

BackgroundNon-medical use of prescription opioids represents a national public health
concern of growing importance. Mood and anxiety disorders are highly associated with non …

Objective. To determine whether individuals who use prescribed opioids for chronic
noncancer pain have higher rates of any opioid misuse, any problem opioid misuse …