Doctor recommendations are related to patient interest and use of behavioral treatment for chronic pain and addiction

Chronic pain is one of the most debilitating, difficult to treat, chronic health conditions and affects at least 20% of the American adult population.7 In addition to the direct impact on quality of life via health consequences, chronic pain is widely believed to be causally related to the current opioid epidemic.24

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