Evidence brief: The comparative effectiveness of selected complementary and integrative health (CIH) interventions for preventing or reducing opioid use in adults with chronic neck, low back, and large joint pain
Over the past 2 decades, there has been a dramatic increase in opioid-related overdose deaths, dependence, and misuse. As a result, there is intense interest in non-opioid alternatives for treating chronic pain. Select Complementary and Integrative Health (CIH) interventions may be a reasonable non-...
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| Corporate Authors: | , , |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC
Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Services Research And Development Service
2016, April 2016
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| Series: | Evidence-based synthesis program
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| Collection: | National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Over the past 2 decades, there has been a dramatic increase in opioid-related overdose deaths, dependence, and misuse. As a result, there is intense interest in non-opioid alternatives for treating chronic pain. Select Complementary and Integrative Health (CIH) interventions may be a reasonable non-opioid treatment option in general, if they can improve pain at a magnitude comparable to opioids, but without serious side effects. Whether CIH interventions can reduce chronic opioid use is of great interest in the fight against the opioid epidemic. The evidence base regarding the effectiveness of select CIH interventions for reducing opioid use is extremely limited. We found no studies that evaluated the impact of tai chi or classic acupuncture on opioid use |
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| Item Description: | At head of title: QUERI. |
| Physical Description: | 1 PDF file (i, 54 pages) illustrations |