title: Is the word "narcotic" appropriate in patient care?.
abstract: Pain continues to be undertreated, and numerous barriers to adequate pain management have been identified. Some clinicians believe that the words which health professionals use to describe analgesics may be a hidden barrier. Possible implications of using the term "narcotic" are described.
authors: Pain and Palliative Care Service, Psychosocial, Pallative Care, and Intergrative Medicine Department, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. craigds@moffitt.usf.edu
authors: David S
authors: DS
authors: Craig