A CIP is conducting a pre-intervention assessment and discovers the identified patient takes prescribed opioids for chronic pain. What is the most critical clinical consideration?
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A
The intervention should be cancelled since opioid use is medically authorized
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B
Pain management and addiction treatment must be coordinated in the intervention plan
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C
The prescribing physician should be contacted to abruptly discontinue the medication
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D
This information should be withheld from the treatment center to avoid bias