Help Manage Acute Pain in Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

August 2026

Treating acute pain can be challenging in patients taking meds for opioid use disorder (MOUD)...buprenorphine, methadone, and naltrexone.

MOUD is primarily intended to treat opioid use disorder (OUD)...not acute pain.

Adding opioids (morphine, etc) for pain relief on top of MOUD can increase the risk of side effects, overdose, or relapse.

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Help Manage Acute Pain in Patients With Opioid Use Disorder

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