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Human Studies, Pharmacology/Drug Development


2022 Jun 15


Am J Psychiatry

Diagnosing Prescription Opioid Use Disorder in Patients Using Prescribed Opioids for Chronic Pain.

Authors

Hasin DS, Shmulewitz D, Stohl M, Greenstein E, Aharonovich E, Petronis KR, Von Korff M, Datta S, Sonty N, Ross S, Inturrisi C, Weinberger ML, Scodes J, Wall MM
Am J Psychiatry. 2022 Jun 15:appiajp21070721.
PMID: 35702830.

Abstract

The diagnostic criteria for opioid use disorder, originally developed for heroin, did not anticipate the surge in prescription opioid use and the resulting complexities in diagnosing prescription opioid use disorder (POUD), including differentiation of pain relief (therapeutic intent) from more common drug use motives, such as to get high or to cope with negative affect. The authors examined the validity of the Psychiatric Research Interview for Substance and Mental Disorders, DSM-5 opioid version, an instrument designed to make this differentiation.