Opioid Treatment for Pain: When Does Use Become Misuse?
Addiction Professional › Vol. 4 Nbr. 3, May 2006
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Opioid Treatment for Pain: When Does Use Become Misuse?
As professionals working with individuals who misuse addictive substances, we sometimes are asked to evaluate someone who suffers from both a potential substance misuse problem and a chronic pain disorder. We hope that our treatment intervention works-that the person improves, thanks us profusely, and goes on to live a healthy, happy life. Yet in the real world, this outcome is rare.
We usually prepare the client and the family for treatment trials, partially successful outcomes, and even outright treatment failure. Part of the lack of treatment success may stem fr...See the full content of this document
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