Of the eligible residents, 75 percent participated (n =
72), and 100 percent completed the questionnaire. Residents
expressed moderately high concern that prescribing
opioids for patients with NLBP would cause addiction,
abuse, and serious side effects and would reduce use of
other pain treatments (Table 1). By contrast, they
expressed little concern that any of the same negative
effects would occur if opioids were prescribed for cancer
pain. They were moderately concerned that prescribing
opioids for patients with NLBP could result in sanctioning
by the state medical board, legal action or punishment, or