Addiction
Chronic Pain is a serious condition, from which relief is sought through various treatments. While medications are a popular solution, the downside is that opioid medications can lead to addiction. However, addiction is relatively rare and often coincides with a genetic predisposition for such. The more typical outcome is a physical dependence, which is not the same as addiction. Nevertheless, patients and doctors are often afraid to take or prescribe opioid medications because of the misunderstanding about the addiction risk.
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Pain Management Suffers Due to Fears of Prescription Drug Abuse
We're all too aware of the fact that chronic pain is being significantly under-treated because many physicians either have inadequate training, personal biases or are afraid of prescription drug abuse. Surveys show that at least 30 percent of patients with moderate chronic pain and more than 50 percent of those with severe chronic pain do…
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Christina Lasich, MD, Health Pro, commented on Addiction: Are You at Risk? The distinction between addiction and dependency is an important distinction to make.…
Vicki, Health Guide, commented on Pain Patients Should Not be the Victims… I have often wondered how doctors about prescribe pain…
Cort, Health Guide, answered I was so immune to pain killers that… That would be something for your doctor to decide. Apparently you've built…
Karen Lee Richards, Health Guide, commented on The horror of addiction and pain. Thank you for sharing your story! I appreciate your honesty and admire your…
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