Illicit drug use as a challenge to the delivery of end-of-life care services to homeless persons: perceptions of health and social services professionals

R McNeil, M Guirguis-Younger - Palliative medicine, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Homeless persons tend to die younger than the housed population and have complex, often
unmet, end-of-life care needs. High levels of illicit drug use among this population are a …

Pain management in advanced illness and comorbid substance use disorder

AF Walsh, K Broglio - Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Pain is a common, feared, and often undertreated symptom faced by people with life-limiting
illnesses. Those with substance use disorder are at an even greater risk of inadequate pain …

Strategies for Assessing, Monitoring, and Addressing Special Considerations with Controlled Substances

PS Davies - The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse as a …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter discusses deliberate, concrete approaches to building expertise in prescribing
controlled substances (CSs). Approaches range from “universal precautions” for use with the …