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POW ARCHIVE WEEK: Papers: 2 Apr 2022 - 8 Apr 2022
RESEARCH TYPE:Psychology
DATE PUBLISHED: 2022 Apr 05
JOURNAL:Epidemiology
PUBMED: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35384895?dopt=Abstract
Chronic pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide and is strongly associated with the epidemic of opioid overdosing events. However, the causal links between chronic pain, opioid prescriptions, and mortality remain unclear.