Both pain and addiction are tremendous public health problems. Practitioners of every stripe say that they learned precious little about pain or addiction in th
Drug overdose, driven largely by overdose related to the use of opioids, is now the leading cause of unintentional injury death in the United States. The ongoin
The relationship between chronic pain and addiction Patients with chronic pain understandably seek relief from their distress and discomfort, but many medicatio
This title provides clinical considerations and guidelines for the clinician treating patients with pain and addiction. The text is structured in five sections