| Literature DB >> 30083395 |
Abstract
Most people with spinal cord injury (SCI) have chronic pain and effective treatments have not been identified. Within the first two decades of the 21st century, opioids have been commonly prescribed in an attempt to manage pain after SCI, however, the risks and absence of benefit of opioids have become more apparent as opioid crises have developed around the world. This perspective is an argument for why opioids should no longer be prescribed to treat chronic pain after SCI.Entities:
Year: 2018 PMID: 30083395 PMCID: PMC6063889 DOI: 10.1038/s41394-018-0095-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Spinal Cord Ser Cases ISSN: 2058-6124