title: Down the rabbit hole: a chronic pain sufferer navigates the maze of opioid use.
authors.affiliation: Janice Lynch Schuster (janice.lynchschuster@altarum.org) is senior writer at the Altarum Institute Center for Elder Care and Advanced Illness, in Washington, D.C. She is a coauthor of an award-winning book, Handbook for Mortals: Guidance for People Facing Serious Illness (Oxford University Press, Second Edition, 2011), and a frequent contributor to the Washington Post.
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lynch Schuster
mesh_terms: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D033262:Narration; D059408:Pain Management; D014059:Tongue / Q000294:innervation / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid
keywords: Consumer Issues; Legal/Regulatory Issues; Medicine/Clinical Issues; Pain management; Personal Experience (-Narrative Matters-)