Depression Patients More Apt to Receive Opioids for Chronic Pain

Monday, November 16, 2009 - 19:14 in Health & Medicine

Chronic pain patients with a history of depression are three times more likely to receive long-term prescriptions for opioid medications like Vicodin compared to pain patients who do not suffer from depression, according to new research.

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