Analgesia and Addiction in Emergency Department Patients with Acute Pain Exacerbations
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Gorchynski, Julie; Kelly, Kevin
Introduction: There is ongoing controversy regarding the appropriate use of narcotic analgesia for patients presenting frequently to the emergency department (ED) with subjective acute exacerbations of pain. ''Are we treating pain or enabling addiction?"
2005
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health