Comparing Pain and Depressive Symptoms of Chronic Opioid Therapy Patients Receiving Dose Reduction and Risk Mitigation Initiatives to Usual Care

• Limits placed on high-dose opioid prescribing did not impact pain or depression• Most patients had severe pain and reported opioids were very or extremely helpful• Most patients found opioid side effects were not at all or a little bothersome

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