title: Use and abuse of opioid analgesics in chronic pain.
abstract: Primary care physicians are frequently required to treat patients with chronic debilitating pain. Opioid analgesics can successfully manage chronic pain. To prescribe opioid analgesics effectively, physicians must identify appropriate patients. Several methods can be used to identify and distinguish appropriate patients, addicted patients, and for-profit drug seekers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Goldman
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003415:Crime; D006801:Humans; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010361:Patients
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid