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Depression, Chronic Pain & Opioid Misuse
Learn how opioids can lead to depression, how depression worsens pain and what to do when you have both pain and depression.
Opioid Risk Factors. How Pain Can Lead to Addiction. Assess Your Risks!
Should you take opioids? Pain and addiction go hand-in-hand. Learn why pain ups addiction risks and who’s most at risk to develop a problem.
Addiction Treatment Options for Opioid Addicted Chronic Pain Patients
Three opioid addiction treatment options for people with chronic pain – including options for people who still need opioids for analgesia.
Understand Pain Self Management – 14 Ways to Take Control of Pain
Read on to learn how to reduce pain and disability, avoid mental illness and achieve greater quality of life.
Use Opioids for Chronic Pain? Make Sure You Can Answer the Following 10 Questions
Don't consider (continue) chronic opioid therapy unless you can answer the following 10 questions.
Ease Chronic Pain with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Changing your thinking can make a huge difference to your outlook, mood and disability level. CBT is research proven and gets you results in a hurry.
Self Test: How Much Does Pain Affect Your Quality of Life?
Does your pain limit your quality of life severely enough to warrant opioid treatment? If on opioids, do they improve your quality of life enough to justify their risks? Test yourself to find out.
Pain Catastrophizing – Does Your Negative Attitude Worsen Your Pain?
In pain? Your attitude predicts more about your long-term chances of future pain and disability than your disease or your current pain level.