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Challenges in Using Opioids to Treat Pain in Persons with Substance Use Disorders

Challenges in Using Opioids to Treat Pain in Persons with Substance Use Disorders

This article discusses the clinical presentation of pain and its synergies with substance use disorders, evaluation and treatment of pain that co-occurs with substance use disorders, and provides guidelines for use of opioids to treat pain in patients with addiction.

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