title: New opioids: expensive distractions or important additions to practice?
authors.affiliation: Institute for Palliative Medicine , San Diego Hospice, San Diego, California 92103-1407, USA. cvongunten@sdhospice.org
authors.forename: Charles F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: von Gunten
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bruera
authors.forename: Rosene D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Pirrello
authors.forename: Russell K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Portenoy
mesh_terms: D000286:Administration, Sublingual; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000191:economics* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D040261:Harm Reduction; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000191:economics*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid