Yoga for Pain and Opioid Dependence

Yoga for Pain and Opioid Dependence

This study is designed to develop an effective adjunctive treatment using yoga for chronic pain and opioid dependence.

This study aims to develop an adjunctive novel treatment intervention using yoga in opioid agonist maintained patients to effectively treat the co-occurring disorders of non-malignant chronic pain and opioid dependence (POD).

Specific Aims:

1) To conduct a pre-pilot phase with 8 patients with POD receiving opioid agonist maintenance treatment.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years of age or older
• Prescription opioid addiction or heroin addiction
• Moderate to severe chronic pain,
• Understands English

Exclusion Criteria:

• Current suicide or homicide risk
• Life threatening or unstable medical condition
• Medical or psychiatric condition that is judged to be of clinical concern by the PI or admitting clinician
• Pregnancy