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Both persistent pain and substance misuse are common in the general population. The presence of certain life circumstances or comorbid medical or psychosocial conditions warrant special attention during the evaluation and treatment of pain in patients with substance use and addictive disorders.
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Love-Jones, S.J. (2019). Needs of Special Populations. In: Abd-Elsayed, A. (eds) Pain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99124-5_247
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