Artigo Acesso aberto Revisado por pares

Long-Term Opioid Use in Non-Cancer Pain

2014; Deutscher Ärzte-Verlag; Linguagem: Inglês

10.3238/arztebl.2014.0732

ISSN

1866-0452

Autores

Winfried Häuser, Fritjof Bock, Peter Engeser, Thomas R. Tölle, Anne Willweber-Strumpfe, Frank Petzke,

Tópico(s)

Pain Mechanisms and Treatments

Resumo

The long-term use of opioid analgesic drugs to treat chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) is a major component of pain pharmacotherapy. The interpretation of the evidence concerning its efficacy and risks is currently debated.

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