Is opioid withdrawal necessary within comprehensive pain rehabilitation programs?

Pain. 2011 Sep;152(9):1948-1950. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.03.016. Epub 2011 Apr 2.

Authors

Kevin E Vowles¹, Julie Ashworth

Affiliation

¹ Interdisciplinary Musculoskeletal Pain Assessment and Community Treatment (IMPACT) Service, The Haywood Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK.

PMID: 21459513
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.03.016

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Opioid-Related Disorders / diagnosis
Opioid-Related Disorders / therapy*
Pain / diagnosis
Pain / drug therapy*
Pain Management / methods*
Rehabilitation Centers*
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / diagnosis
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / therapy*