Tamper-resistant opioid formulations in the treatment of acute pain.

Introduction: Pain-including acute or persistent acute pain-is a common condition that is increasingly being treated with opioids in the United States. The acute pain treatment setting may represent a key target for addressing the growing epidemic of prescription drug abuse occurring hand in hand with the rise in opioid prescribing. Balancing the needs of pain treatment with abuse prevention can be challenging for clinicians.