title: Risks associated with opioid use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Russell K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Portenoy
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012306:Risk
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid