Pain control providers take on substantial risk prescribing narcotics to patients. Greene, MD is CEO of Preferred Pain Center in Phoenix, Arizona which serves the Phoenix and Scottsdale AZ metropolitan and surrounding areas. A 2005 study by Pembrook in Pain Medicine News displayed that 35% of patients failed to show the expected medication concentration in their urine screens. It's a two way street, and drug screening helps ensure diversion is not occurring.

Greene also works with National Medical and Testing Supply a urine drug screen company helping doctors protect their practices and ensure patient compliance. NMTS supplies drug screening cups, oral saliva tests, and drug testing analzyers. Monitoring pain medication compliance is an important part of the regimen pain management doctors use to ensure their patients are serious about their treatment and are properly participating in their care. Most Recent from the Health and Fitness:Pain Management Category.

He can be reached at and (866) 989 8918 ext 320. So what are the methods pain doctors use to drug screen their patients for compliance.

Devoting one's life to relieving pain is a humane and clay profession to participate in, however, the incidence of drug diversion among patients is rampant.