Expert Consensus-Based Guidance on Opioid Management for Advanced Cancer-Related Pain and Nonmedical Stimulant Use
In an article published in Cancer, Katie Fitzgerald Jones, PhD, et al. gathered expert consensus on opioid management strategies for people living with advanced cancer and cancer-related pain with nonmedical stimulant use, according to prognosis. Experts deemed it appropriate to continue opioids, increase monitoring, and avoid opioid tapering in the context of cancer-related pain and nonmedical stimulant use, along with findings about the buprenorphine/naloxone transition.