RT Journal
A1 Berkowitz SA, Katz MH
T1 THinking our way to better treatments of chronic pain
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2012
FD January 9
VO 172
IS 1
SP 10
OP 11
DO 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.547
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2011.547
AB 
Pain is common in the adult population, with 20% to 40% of adults reporting chronic pain.1 In primary care settings, up to 20% of visits generate an opioid prescription,1 and in the United States overall, 4 million adults are prescribed a long-acting opioid each year.2 As these prescriptions have increased, so have consequences, such as impairment, overdose, diversion, and dependence.2