| Title | Opioid-prescribing practices and provider confidence recognizing opioid analgesic abuse in HIV primary care settings. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
| Authors | Lum, Paula J., Sherri Little, Michael Botsko, David Hersh, Robert E. Thawley, James E. Egan, Jennifer Mitty, Joshua Boverman, and David A. Fiellin |
| Corporate Authors | BHIVES Collaborative |
| Journal | Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) |
| Volume | 56 Suppl 1 |
| Pagination | S91-7 |
| Date Published | 2011 Mar 1 |
| ISSN | 1944-7884 |
| Keywords | Analgesics, Opioid, Anti-HIV Agents, Chronic Disease, Data Collection, Female, HIV Infections, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Opioid-Related Disorders, Pain, Physician's Practice Patterns, Physicians, Primary Care, Questionnaires |
| Abstract | Pain syndromes are common in HIV-infected patients, who also are commonly affected by opioid-use disorders. Although opioids can treat pain, prescribers must consider the consequences of iatrogenic or missed addiction diagnoses. |
| DOI | 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31820a9a82 |
| Alternate Journal | J. Acquir. Immune Defic. Syndr. |
