Inherited Patients Taking Opioids for Chronic Pain — Considerations for Primary Care
Phillip O. Coffin, Antje M. Barreveld
Abstract
Patients who have taken opioids for years for chronic pain must be treated differently from those who have not because such therapies cause profound physiological and neurologic changes. Reflexive approaches to tapering or discontinuing opioids should be avoided.
Topics & Concepts
Chronic painMedicinePrimary careTaperingIntensive care medicineAnesthesiaPhysical therapyFamily medicineComputer scienceComputer graphics (images)Opioid Use Disorder TreatmentPain Management and Opioid UseAnesthesia and Pain Management