Opioids for chronic pain
May 1997
You'll see more physicians prescribe opioids for chronic pain...due to arthritis, back injuries, etc.
Physicians and pharmacists have avoided using chronic opioids in the past...except for treating cancer pain.
They feared regulatory authorities...and feared that patients would get addicted.
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