Avoiding Opioid Abuse While Managing Pain: A Guide for Practitioners

by Lynn R. Webster M.D. and Beth Dove

Prescription opioids are dangerous in the hands of drug abusers, but they are also beneficial or even lifesaving for millions of people who otherwise would live with chronic pain. Clinicians who prescribe opioids are often caught between their professional obligation to relieve suffering and their desire to avoid contributing to the nonmedical consumption of controlled substances.

204 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2007