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2021 Aug 01


J Trauma Acute Care Surg


91


2S Suppl 2

Long-term prescription opioid use among US military service members injured in combat.

Authors

Dalton MK, Manful A, Jarman MP, Pisano AJ, Learn PA, Koehlmoos TP, Weissman JS, Cooper Z, Schoenfeld AJ
J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 Aug 01; 91(2S Suppl 2):S213-S220.
PMID: 34324474.

Abstract

During the Global War on Terrorism, many US Military service members sustained injuries with potentially long-lasting functional limitations and chronic pain. We sought to understand the patterns of prescription opioid use among service members injured in combat.