A person who is addicted is so in need of the drug for psychological reasons, that getting the drug takes over their whole life. Medicines that were first used for problems other than pain. They were then found to relieve pain in special situations.
Adjuvants can increase the pain relief given by opioids or they can give pain relief themselves.
Examples of adjuvants are drugs used for depression, convulsions, drugs that relax muscles, stimulants, and drugs that decrease anxiety. Around the clock. When a patient has pain all the time it is best to give it at times around the clock rather than waiting for the patient to have pain and then give the medicine. When a medicine is put in the inside of the cheek and is not swallowed. Decreasing the amount of medicine slowly can prevent this.