Use of Opioids in Chronic Noncancer Pain

Use of Opioids in Chronic Noncancer Pain – MM1505

Opioids play a much smaller role in the management of chronicĀ noncancer pain than they do in that of severe acute pain and cancerĀ pain. They are beneficial in a small subset of patients with chronicĀ noncancer pain but there are pharmacological, psychologicalĀ and societal concerns about their current widespread use for thisĀ indication.

Modern Medicine – MayĀ 2015

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