Addiction.
Addiction to opioid analgesics is a great and often exaggerated concern to many patients and their support groups. This consultation describes a way to explain the disease of addiction to patients.
Fishman
Scott M
SM
Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of California at Davis, CA, USA. smfishman@ucdavis.edu
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D010353:Patient Education as Topic
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid