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High Prevalence of Misuse of Prescribed Opioid Analgesics in Patients with Chronic Non-Cancer Pain

Céline EidenDépartement de Pharmacologie médicale et Toxicologie, centre d’Addictovigilance, CHU Montpellier, University Montpellier, Montpellier, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
, PharmD, Ph.D.,
Patrick GiniesCentre d’Evaluation et de Traitement de la Douleur, Hôpital Saint-Eloi, CHU Montpellier, University Montpellier, Montpellier, France
, M.D.,
Erika NogueUnité de Recherche Clinique et d’Epidémiologie, CHU Montpellier, University Montpellier, Montpellier, France
, M.Sc.,
Yohan DamdjyDépartement de Pharmacologie médicale et Toxicologie, centre d’Addictovigilance, CHU Montpellier, University Montpellier, Montpellier, France
, PharmD,
Marie-Christine PicotUnité de Recherche Clinique et d’Epidémiologie, CHU Montpellier, University Montpellier, Montpellier, France
, M.D.,
Hélène Donnadieu-RigoleDépartement d’Addictologie, CHU Montpellier, University Montpellier, Montpellier, France
, M.D., Ph.D. &
Hélène PeyrièreDépartement de Pharmacologie médicale et Toxicologie, centre d’Addictovigilance, CHU Montpellier, University Montpellier, Montpellier, France
, PharmD, Ph.D. show all
Pages 371-376 | Received 21 Jun 2018, Accepted 15 Mar 2019, Published online: 31 May 2019

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