Commentary on:Archambault et al (2024) The current state of knowledge on care for co-occurring chronic pain and opioid use disorders: a scoping review.
IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE AND RESEARCH Research is needed to explore the impact of combined management of opioid use disorder (OUD) and chronic non-cancer pain. There is a need to support healthcare professionals when caring for those with OUD and chronic non-cancer pain to ensure they have adequate knowledge and awareness of treatment options.
Over the last decade, there has been a growing focus on the use of opioids in the management of pain across clinical practice and media outlets. The incidence of chronic non-cancer pain is estimated between 35% and 51%.