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2020 Mar 12


Pain Med

Outcomes in Long-term Opioid Tapering and Buprenorphine Transition: A Retrospective Clinical Data Analysis.

Authors

Sturgeon JA, Sullivan MD, Parker-Shames S, Tauben D, Coelho P
Pain Med. 2020 Mar 12.
PMID: 32163149.

Abstract

There are significant medical risks of long-term opioid therapy (LTOT) for chronic pain. Consequently, there is a need to identify effective interventions for the reduction of high-dose full-agonist opioid medication use.