Opioid prescription in people with mental health problems—what is the way forward?
Thomas R Tölle*, Till Sprenger and Michael Valet
Correspondence *Department of Neurology, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Stra
e 22, 81675 Munich, Germany
Email toelle@lrz.tu-muenchen.de
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Publicity campaigns in many parts of the world have increased awareness of the need for adequate pain treatment. In some countries this heightened awareness has resulted in a change in prescription practice, with opioid pain medications now being among the most frequently prescribed drugs in the US.1 Opioids are also increasingly being used for noncancer pain, although clinical standards for this practice are still underdeveloped. In particular, the well known co-occurrence of chronic pain and mental health disorders, and the relationship between mental health disorders and opioid use, have not been sufficiently assessed and are not always taken into consideration when making therapeutic decisions.2
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