Rate of opioid misuse is around 25 percent, addiction rate 10 percent, reports study in Pain
Researchers note variability in rates across studies, question whether benefits of opioid for chronic pain outweigh consequences
March 30, 2015 - New estimates suggest that 20 to 30 percent of opioid analgesic drugs prescribed for chronic pain are misused, while the rate of opioid addiction is approximately 10 percent, reports a study in the April issue of END