Opioid abuse-deterrent strategies: role of clinicians in acute pain management

Opioid abuse is a healthcare and societal problem that burdens individuals, their families and the healthcare professionals who care for them. Restricting access to opioid analgesics is one option to deter abuse, but this may prevent pain patients in need from obtaining effective analgesics. Therefo...

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Published in:	Postgraduate medicine Vol. 128; no. 1; pp. 76 - 84
Main Authors:	Webster, Lynn R., Brennan, Michael J., Kwong, Louis M., Levandowski, Richard, Gudin, Jeffrey A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Taylor & Francis 02-01-2016
Subjects:	Acute pain Acute Pain - drug therapy Analgesics Analgesics, Opioid - therapeutic use Drug and Narcotic Control Drug Monitoring Guideline Adherence Humans Opioid Opioid-related disorders Opioid-Related Disorders - diagnosis Opioid-Related Disorders - etiology Opioid-Related Disorders - prevention & control Pain Pain management Pharmacovigilance Physician's Role Postoperative Practice Guidelines as Topic Risk Assessment United States United States Postoperative Pain Analgesics Opioid-related disorders Pain management Opioid Acute pain
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