Comment: Prescription opioids-Misused or misunderstood?

摘要

Widespread use of opioids for chronic noncancer pain has resulted in an epidemic of misuse; prescribed opioids are currently responsible for more deaths in the United States than heroin and cocaine combined. An American Academy of Neurology (AAN) position paper questions the long-term efficacy of opioids for chronic noncancer pain, calls attention to the poor safety profile of opioids, urges regulatory guidelines in their use, and calls for more research on chronic pain management.(1)