The controversy surrounding the, long term use of opioid drugs in patients with
nonmalignant pain has intensified in recent years. This debate is driven by a new …

Background and objective: Opioid treatment has played a limited role in the management of
diabetic neuropathy, in part because of concerns about the responsiveness of neuropathic …

Opioids are our most powerful analgesics, but politics, prejudice, and our continuing
ignorance still impede optimum prescribing. Just over 100 years ago, opium poppies were …

Management of chronic low back pain Page 1 MJA Vol 180 19 January 2004 79 CLINICAL
UPDATE The Medical Journal of Australia ISSN: 0025-729X 19 January 2004 180 2 79-83 …

The actions of individuals are guided by the motivation to satisfy drives that are homeostatic
(hunger, thirst, thermoregulatory, and tissue protection) or species-specific (mating, care of …

Abstract Background Complex Regional Pain Syndrome type one (CRPS I) or formerly
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) is a disabling syndrome, in which a painful limb is …

Objectives: To compare patients' preference for transdermal fentanyl or sustained release
oral morphine, their level of pain control, and their quality of life after treatment. Design …

Background: Opioid abuse has increased at an alarming rate. However, available evidence
suggests a wide variance in the use of opioids, as documented by different medical …

Background: Chronic persistent pain as a result of terminal illness, either as a consequence
of the disease or the necessary treatment, is common in patients with cancer. For these …

Background Although opioid analgesics have well-defined efficacy and safety in treatment of
chronic cancer pain, further research is needed to define their role in treatment of chronic …