2010
Conventional and Nonconventional Pain Treatment Utilization Among Opioid Dependent Individuals With Pain Seeking Methadone Maintenance Treatment: A Needs Assessment Study
Barry DT, Beitel M, Cutter CJ, Joshi D, Falcioni J, Schottenfeld RS. Conventional and Nonconventional Pain Treatment Utilization Among Opioid Dependent Individuals With Pain Seeking Methadone Maintenance Treatment: A Needs Assessment Study. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2010, 4: 81-87. PMID: 21769025, PMCID: PMC2846657, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0b013e3181ac913a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMethadone maintenance treatmentPain treatment utilizationPain treatmentMaintenance treatmentTreatment utilizationConventional pain treatmentAlternative medicine utilizationOpioid-dependent individualsTypical pain intensityRecent painPain reductionPain intensityChronic painOpioid dependenceCounter medicationsMMT programPhysical therapyMedicine utilizationPhysical exerciseAlternative medicinePainConventional medicineLifetime historyHeat therapyHistory status
2009
Allopathic, complementary, and alternative medical treatment utilization for pain among methadone-maintained patients.
Barry DT, Beitel M, Cutter CJ, Garnet B, Joshi D, Schottenfeld RS, Rounsaville BJ. Allopathic, complementary, and alternative medical treatment utilization for pain among methadone-maintained patients. American Journal On Addictions 2009, 18: 379-85. PMID: 19874157, PMCID: PMC2777756, DOI: 10.3109/10550490903077671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic severe painPain treatmentTreatment utilizationMethadone maintenance treatment program (MMTP) patientsMedical treatment utilizationPain treatment utilizationMethadone-maintained patientsAlternative medicine utilizationPain reductionSevere painProgram patientsSP patientsMedicine utilizationPainPatientsEquivalent high ratesTreatmentHigh rateSimilar ratesProgram planningMMTP