UNBOUND FROM OPIOIDS.

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  • Author(s): Wallis, Claudia
  • Source:
    Scientific American. Jan2020, Vol. 322 Issue 1, p40-47. 8p. 1 Cartoon or Caricature.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      OPIOIDS; CHRONIC pain; PAIN management; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; MACKEY, Sean
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses how researchers are finding better ways to help chronic pain patients quit or cut back risky painkillers like Opioids. Topics include variety of psychosocial supports, coupled with very slow dose reductions, views of Sean Mackey, chief of the division of pain medicine at Stanford, on same, and treatment for intractable chronic pain. INSET: When to Stick with Opioids.