Misunderstandings regarding the nature and occurrence of addiction have historically been
barriers to the appropriate treatment of pain and have stigmatized the medical use of …

The identification of the disease of addiction is important to safe and effective clinical
management of pain in persons with addictive disorders. The disease of addiction affects …

Pain is among the most common complaints for which people seek medical care; yet pain is
also among the most undertreated patient complaints. Reasons for this include reluctance …

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Addiction medicine specialists, besieged with the adverse consequences of opioids, not
unreasonably develop reservations about their use. Opioid prohibition may be appropriate …

In their systematic review, Vowles et al. 16 tackle the debatably impossible task of estimating
the prevalence of opioid misuse, abuse, and addiction in chronic pain. They make their …

Pain and substance abuse co-occur frequently, and each can make the other more difficult
to treat. A knowledge of pain and its interrelationships with addiction enhances the addiction …

The use of opioid medications for analgesia is associated with concerns about adverse side
effects and the potential for development of physical dependence, tolerance, or addiction …

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) in 2000 (2), many
physicians and organizations began advocating for increased usage of opioids in the …

Derivatives of the opium poppy, papaver somniferum, have been used effectively for millenia
to provide relief of pain and suffering. The beneficent qualities of opioids have been …