TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Rising Standards for Risk Management in Opioid Use for Chronic Pain A1 - Stayner, Richard Scott A1 - Fishman, Scott M. A2 - Bajwa, Zahid H. A2 - Wootton, R. Joshua A2 - Warfield, Carol A. Y1 - 2016 N1 - T2 - Principles and Practice of Pain Medicine, 3e AB - Similar to treatments that carry substantial risks and must be used with great care, the drug group collectively known as opioid analgesics can be therapeutically desirable for treating severe acute pain, pain at the end of life, and other pain conditions in which the benefits of use outweigh the potential risks. Despite the need for cautious use of opioids, prescribing has become pervasive and excessive. Although opioids are one of many legitimate and diverse options for treating pain, they represent a large share of risk. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1131936620 ER -