Should opioid abusers be discharged from opioid-analgesic therapy?
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Editor’s Note: This editorial by Dr. Peggy Compton, and the three papers in this issue by Drs. Webster, Fishbain, Zacny, and their colleagues, initiate the Opioids, Substance Abuse & Addiction Section of Pain Medicine. Under the leadership of section co-editors Steve Passik, PhD, and Lynn Webster, MD, PhD, and their distinguished colleagues, this section will inform our readership about this critically important area of our scholarship and clinical management.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Pain medicine
دوره 9 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008