Healio (4/7, VanDewater) reported, “Among people with opioid use disorder” (OUD) “and chronic pain, those with fibromyalgia had a greater risk of addiction exacerbation,” researchers concluded in a small study that “recruited 125 patients with pain and OUD.” The study revealed that people with OUD “who also had fibromyalgia were more likely to have pain-related exacerbation of their addiction compared with people who had chronic pain without fibromyalgia,” according to findings published online in the journal Pain.
Related Links:
— “Fibromyalgia-related pain may exacerbate opioid addiction “Kalie VanDewater, Healio, April 7, 2023