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Papers: 31 Aug 2019 - 6 Sep 2019


Human Studies


2019 Dec


J Gen Intern Med


34


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Mortality After Discontinuation of Primary Care-Based Chronic Opioid Therapy for Pain: a Retrospective Cohort Study.

Authors

James JR, Scott JAM, Klein JW, Jackson S, McKinney C, Novack M, Chew L, Merrill JO
J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Dec; 34(12):2749-2755.
PMID: 31468341.

Abstract

Despite known risks of using chronic opioid therapy (COT) for pain, the risks of discontinuation of COT are largely uncharacterized.