Abstract
As the US is experiencing an opioid epidemic, patients with non-malignant chronic pain must understand the risks of opioids and identify safe and effective treatment alternatives. Multidisciplinary pain management programmes have been shown to be effective in reducing non-malignant chronic pain. A pilot project was conducted in a primary care clinic in the US with the aim of educating patients on the neurophysiology of pain, biopsychosocial responses to pain, risks and benefits of opioids and non-opioid alternatives, and pain management techniques. The programme was shown to be associated with use of reduced amounts of opioids, reduced catastrophising and reduced pain among the 13 participants. After the programme, participants reported having a better understanding of pain and pain management and being willing to work with primary care clinicians to decrease their use of opioids. Programmes that teach patients how to manage chronic pain and reduce opioid use are crucial to addressing the opioid epidemic in the US.
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