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  Pain MedicineVolume 4 Issue 2, Pages 182 - 185 Published Online: 5 Jun 2003 © 2010 American Academy of Pain Medicine
Abstract | References | Full Text: HTML, PDF (Size: 56K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  Treating Pain Patients at Risk: Evaluation of a Screening Tool in Opioid-Treated Pain Patients With and Without Addiction Copyright American Academy of Pain Medicine KEYWORDS Pain • Substance Use • Opioids • Screening Tool • Addiction ABSTRACT
Patients receiving opioid treatment for chronic pain, many of whom were hospitalized with medical complications of substance abuse, were asked to complete a screening questionnaire to help validate a simple self-administered survey. Questions relating to tobacco abuse and prior treatment for drug and alcohol abuse distinguished patients with addiction and pain from opioid-treated chronic pain patients. | 
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