num_pages: 434
description: Pain and Its Relief Without Addiction will help people in pain understand why their pain is not always adequately relieved as well as help reverse the failure of current medical practice to routinely alleviate pain. As noted by a 1992 publication of the United States Department of Health Services this devastating trend contributes to unnecessary discomfort longer recovery periods and compromised patient outcomes. By reading this book frustrated physicians and perhaps more importantly persons in pain can acquire a better understanding of the nature of pain its connection to the emotions and psychological state of patients and the impact particular drugs have on the body; this will facilitate relief from pain among a higher percentage of the population.Opioid analgesics comprise many of the chapters in Pain and Its Relief Without Addiction. Author Barry Stimmel MD describes the principles to be followed in prescribing opioid analgesics to relieve pain while maintaining ones daily activities without any limitation in function. The available opioids are described and the differences between them are reviewed to allow you--as a physician health care provider or even a patient--to gain a better insight into the one(s) to use for both acute and chronic pain states. The point that is emphasized is that dependency on an analgesic to relieve pain is no different than dependency on medications to lower blood pressure prevent heart attacks treat diabetes etc. What should be avoided is addiction a condition where function is impaired rather than enhanced.Pain and Its Relief Without Addiction is a guidebook designed to assist physicians and other health professionals in developing a practical approach to pain management and to give patients a fuller understanding of their pain. Youll gain specific information 
language: English
title: Pain and Its Relief Without Addiction: Clinical Issues in the Use of Opioids and Other Analgesics
publisher: Routledge