title: Commentary: the potential for unintended consequences from public policy shifts in the treatment of pain.
abstract: Authors caution against possible unintended consequences of intractable pain treatment acts, suggesting that health care professionals look to the guidelines prepared by the Federation of State Medical Boards for an approach to this issue.
authors.affiliation: Southeastern Pain & Rehabilitation Institutes, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Haddox
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Aronoff
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D028743:Professional Misconduct; D011640:Public Policy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid