TY  - JOUR
T1  - CLinician identification of appropriate long-term opioid therapy candidacy—reply
AU  - Sullivan M, Ballantyne J
Y1  - 2012/07/23
N1  - 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2565
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 1110
EP  - 1114
VL  - 172
IS  - 14
N2  - 
We know of no studies that have examined the effects of long-term opioid treatment in employed samples. It is true that employed individuals have maintained a minimum of function despite chronic pain. They may have more flexible or less physically demanding employment, or they may have more rewarding jobs. Any rewards associated with continued function will tend to counteract any functional impairment associated with long-term opioid therapy. One recent study suggested that age and unemployment predicted opioid misuse in a small, mixed sample.1

SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2565
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2565
ER  -