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Rising opioid prescribing has not reduced population pain and has directly contributed to increased morbidity and mortality. Opioid use disorder (OUD) and pain frequently coexist. Many people with OUD experience acute and chronic pain and a substantial proportion of patients prescribed opioids develop OUD. We have contributed to this problem. In this Position Paper, we defend the idea that we must urgently redefine pain medicine as a frontline discipline in opioid use disorder prevention and recovery. Pain management must be reframed as part of the solution for people with or at risk of OUD. Core principles include: early identification of OUD and psychiatric comorbidity, routine incorporation of trauma\u2010informed, stigma\u2010reducing communication and shared decision\u2010making; continuation of opioid agonist therapy during acute care; use of tailored multimodal, opioid\u2010sparing analgesia; and perioperative planning with addiction and primary care follow\u2010up. 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