Title: Pain management for people with serious illness in the context of the opioid use disorder epidemic : proceedings of a workshop /
Authors: Graig, Laurene A.; Alper, Joe; Olchefske, India; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.).; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.).; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.).; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.).
Year: 2019
Subjects: Opioid abuse Treatment United States Congresses.; Opioid abuse United States Prevention Congresses.; Drugs Prescribing United States Congresses.; Pain Treatment Congresses.; Comorbidity United States Congresses.; Chronically ill Care Congresses; Chronic diseases United States Congresses.; Opioid-Related Disorders; Prescription Drugs; Pain Management; Chronic Disease; Chronic diseases; Chronically ill Care; Comorbidity; Drugs Prescribing; Opioid abuse Treatment; Pain Treatment; United States
Abstract: "The United States is facing an opioid use disorder epidemic with opioid overdoses killing 47,000 people in the U.S. in 2017 (NASEM, 2019). The past three decades have witnessed a significant increase in the prescribing of opioids for pain, based on the belief that patients were being under treated for their pain, coupled with a widespread misunderstanding of the addictive properties of opioids. This increase in prescribing of opioids also saw a parallel increase in addiction and overdose. The 2000s saw a wave of overdose deaths driven by the increased use of illegal drugs such as heroin. Currently, the nation is in the midst of another wave of overdose deaths, due to the increased use of synthetic opioids such as fentanyl (CDC, 2018)." --
Contents: Understanding the opioid use disorder epidemic and its impact on patients, families, and communities -- Pain management for people with serious illness: challenges and opportunities in the context of the opioid use disorder epidemic -- Addressing the challenge of patients with comorbid substance use disorder and serious illness -- Impact of policy and regulatory response to the opioid use disorder epidemic on the care of people with serious illness -- Caring for people with serious illness in the context of the opioid use disorder epidemic: lessons to inform policy and practice.