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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Researchers Don’t Foresee Chronic Opioid Use in COVID-19 Survivors

By Kaitlin Sullivan

Originally published by our sister publication, Pain Medicine News

Faced with a novel health crisis, researchers are collecting data on the long-term impact of using opioids to treat COVID-19 pain.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse estimates that about 10% of people who are on opioid therapy for their chronic pain eventually will become chronic users. However, according to a study presented at the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine’s 2021 spring