Foreword from the Supplement Editors

DAN I. LUBMAN, PAUL HABER

Use of opioids in chronic noncancer pain

STEPHAN A. SCHUG, MIR WAIS SEKANDARZAD

Persistent noncancer pain in patients with addiction: reflecting on the challenges

SHALINI ARUNOGIRI, MATTHEW FREI, DAN LUBMAN

Treatment of patients with opioid dependence

NICHOLAS LINTZERIS

Benefits and challenges to the implementation of real-time prescription monitoring

ROWAN P. OGEIL, CHERIE HEILBRONN, BELINDA LLOYD, DAN I. LUBMAN

Chronic pain, opioids and dependence: a role for every GP

IAN THONG, VIVIENNE MILLER

The analgesia tango: chronic pain cases from a general practice

SIMON HOLLIDAY, WALID JAMMAL