| Title | Chronic pain, addiction severity, and misuse of opioids in Cumberland County, Maine. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2012 |
| Authors | Heimer, Robert, Nabarun Dasgupta, Kevin S. Irwin, Mark Kinzly, Alison Phinney Harvey, Anthony Givens, and Lauretta E. Grau |
| Journal | Addictive behaviors |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pagination | 346-9 |
| Date Published | 2012 Mar |
| ISSN | 1873-6327 |
| Keywords | Adolescent, Adult, Analgesics, Opioid, Behavior, Addictive, Chronic Pain, Epidemiologic Studies, Female, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Maine, Male, Middle Aged, Opioid-Related Disorders, Prevalence, Questionnaires, Severity of Illness Index |
| Abstract | Few studies have examined the relationship between chronic pain and opioid abuse in non-clinical populations. We sought to investigate this in a street-recruited sample of active opioid abusers in Cumberland County, Maine, USA, a locale that had experienced substantial increases in opioid abuse. |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11904-011-0095-3 |
| Alternate Journal | Addict Behav |
