Dec 07
Pain Medication Myths: Addiction and Hastening Death – Palliative Care
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David Roy, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Palliative Care, dispels persistent myths that use of pain medications can lead to addiction and that opiods, such as morphine, can hasten death.
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Grand Rounds: Current Pain Pharmacotherapy
Russell K. Portenoy, MD
Chairman and Gerald J. Friedman Chair in Pain Medicine and Palliative Care
Dept. of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care
Beth Israel Medical Center, New York