Complex Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder in Palliative Care

https://youtu.be/0wiLNMtlSFI

MAPPIT reviews two articles pertinent to pain and opioid use disorder. Article 1 – Manhapra A, Kennedy E, Cifu D, Miles SR and Pugh MJ (2026) Conceptualizing and treating the polytrauma clinical triad as a complex chronic pain syndrome. Front. Neurol. 17:1752206. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2026.1752206. Article 2 – Su ZI, Blanco C, Wiley T, Volkow ND. Opportunities to Combat the Chronic Pain-Opioid Use Disorder Syndemic. N Engl J Med. 2026;395(1):4-6. doi:10.1056/NEJMp2601411

August 2026

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