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pain management  

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  • It is estimated that 50 million to 75 million people suffer from malignant or nonmalignant chronic pain, yet only about 25% of them receive adequate treatment. Although a variety of pharmacological and nonphar-macological interventions exist, the use of opioids—that is, drugs containing naturally occurring or synthetic analgesics including morphine, methadone, oxycodone (OxyCotin, Percocet, Roxicet), and hydrocodone (Lortab, Vicodin)—for chronic pain management is a topic that continues to divide perspectives in the medical and addiction communities. [Source: Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, & Recovery; Pain Management]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/pain_management

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