title: Addiction.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of California at Davis, CA, USA. smfishman@ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: Scott M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Fishman
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid