The rise of opiophobia: is history a barrier to prescribing?
A brief history of opiophobia and its effect on prescribing of opioid analgesics is presented. Barriers to opioid prescribing and additional readings on the topic are described.
Rhodin
Annica
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Department of Surgical Sciences, University Hospital, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden. annika.persson.rhodin@akademiska.se
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000266:history* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control / Q000266:history; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000266:history*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000266:history*
D000701:Analgesics, Opioid