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Pain and Opioid Analgesics Use History

Abbreviation

POA

Description

This assessment collects a variety of pain-associated issues (body region(s) affected by pain, participant description of pain diagnosis, duration of pain, number of days in past x days and past x months with pain, past history of pain if not currently experiencing pain; pain treatment history) and opioid analgesics use issues [initial reason for initiating opiate use (e.g. pain relief versus illicit use), current and past sources of opiate analgesics, current and past types of opioid analgesics].