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Abstract
Opiates are utilized routinely and effectively as a short-term analgesic treatment for a variety of acute pain conditions such as occur following trauma, and for patients with painful terminal diseases such as cancer. Because opiate analgesics are highly addictive substances, their use in the treatment of chronic nonmalignant pain remains controversial.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21338871 PMCID: PMC3073133 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.02.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuron ISSN: 0896-6273 Impact factor: 17.173