| Title |
Long-term opioid treatment of chronic nonmalignant pain: unproven efficacy and neglected safety?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Pain Research, July 2013
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| DOI | 10.2147/jpr.s47182 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Igor Kissin |
| Abstract |
For the past 30 years, opioids have been used to treat chronic nonmalignant pain. This study tests the following hypotheses: (1) there is no strong evidence-based foundation for the conclusion that long-term opioid treatment of chronic nonmalignant pain is effective; and (2) the main problem associated with the safety of such treatment - assessment of the risk of addiction - has been neglected. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 13 | 30% |
| United States | 11 | 25% |
| Chile | 3 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 7% |
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 13 | 30% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 28 | 64% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 9 | 20% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 4 | 9% |
| Scientists | 3 | 7% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 2% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Norway | 1 | <1% |
| Peru | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 121 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 22 | 17% |
| Researcher | 18 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 15 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 10% |
| Other | 11 | 9% |
| Other | 22 | 17% |
| Unknown | 25 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 52 | 41% |
| Psychology | 18 | 14% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 4% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 13 | 10% |
| Unknown | 28 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
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