New Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense Guidelines on Pain Management With Opioids: Comment and Concern

The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense have revised their 2010 guidelines on prescribing opioids for the management of chronic noncancer pain (CNCP). This is a very welcome and timely update for several reasons. First, CNCP is among the most prevalent conditions in all of m...

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Published in:	Annals of internal medicine Vol. 167; no. 1; pp. 50 - 51
Main Author:	McLellan, A Thomas
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American College of Physicians 04-07-2017
Subjects:	Analgesics, Opioid - adverse effects Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use Chronic Pain - drug therapy Guidelines Humans Narcotics Opioid-Related Disorders - epidemiology Pain Management Practice Guidelines as Topic United States - epidemiology United States Department of Defense United States Department of Veterans Affairs
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Summary:	The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense have revised their 2010 guidelines on prescribing opioids for the management of chronic noncancer pain (CNCP). This is a very welcome and timely update for several reasons. First, CNCP is among the most prevalent conditions in all of medicine, and this has contributed to making opioids the most widely prescribed class of medications. This growth in opioid prescribing has been associated with growth in serious public health problems, including diversion, overdose deaths, and addiction. Here, McLellan criticizes the new guidelines.
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ISSN:	0003-4819 1539-3704
DOI:	10.7326/M17-0814