New Brief:
Assessing and Monitoring Long-Term Opioid Use for People With Chronic and
Disabling Arthritis Pain
Musculoskeletal conditions such as arthritis are the leading
cause of disability and chronic pain in the United States. Historically,
clinicians have prescribed opioids to people experiencing severe and
chronic arthritis pain with the goal of improving physical function,
participation in daily activities, and quality of life.
With the support of NIDLRR funding, American Institutes for
Research (AIR) is working to lay the groundwork for primary care providers
and specialists to accurately assess for opioid use disorder (OUD) in
people with disabilities who are taking opioids long term to manage
musculoskeletal pain, while using the best evidence to minimize OUD over-
and under-diagnosis. A recently released issue brief from the project overviews a literature review summarizing
the issues on OUD and long-term opioid use in this group of people with
disabilities and chronic arthritis pain.
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