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Papers: 27 May 2023 - 2 Jun 2023

RESEARCH TYPE:
Commentary/Perspective, Ethical/Legal, Psychology


Human Studies, Pharmacology/Drug Development

PAIN TYPE:
Psychological/Comorbidities


2023 May 30


Drug Alcohol Rev


37254597

Opioid-related policy changes: Experiences and perspectives from people who use opioids to manage non-cancer chronic pain.

Authors

Haines S, Savic M, Nielsen S, Carter A

Abstract

People who use prescription opioids to manage non-cancer chronic pain are particularly vulnerable to opioid-related policy change. This study aims to better understand what prescription opioids provide this population, what concerns they have in the context of new and changing opioid policies, such as the recently implemented prescription drug monitoring program in Victoria, Australia, their experiences of prescription opioid use, chronic pain and what they would like their healthcare to look like.