Managing Pain and Addiction At the Same Time




The Scope Radio show

Summary: For individuals with both addiction and chronic pain, it’s been common practice to treat one before the other, rather than treating both at the same time. Psychologist <a href="http://www.psych.med.umich.edu/profile/?linkid=ilgen">Dr. Mark Ilgen</a> from the University of Michigan talks about a new approach that combines behavioral therapy and social support to help chronic pain patients manage both their pain and addiction.