From delayed diagnoses and fragmented healthcare to skyrocketing suicide rates and opioid overdoses, the isolation of lockdowns will undoubtedly have negative ripple effects for the foreseeable future.
Chronic pain has no cure. The patients are often angry with us for failing them.
We struggle to keep them working. My heart used to sink when I saw a chronic pain patient on my list.
Study examines patient-reported outcomes for opioid dependence treatment with weekly or monthly subcutaneous depot buprenorphine versus daily sublingual buprenorphine.