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Outpatient program successfully tackles substance use and chronic pain

Key clinical point: An intensive, 6-week joint substance use disorder and chronic pain intensive outpatient program significantly reduced both substance use and pain.

Major finding: Patients had less pain and reduced substance use after completing the program, compared with baseline (P = .013 and .041, respectively).

Study details: A quality improvement project including 66 patients at a military health facility.

Disclosures: The study was sponsored by the Defense Health Agency. Dr. Stockin reported no conflicts of interest.

Citation:

REPORTING FROM APS 2019