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Chronic Pain: Addiction or Affliction

Chronic Medication Management

2:09  |   Nov 10, 2007  |  Anesthesiology, Family Medicine, Pharmacists, Psychiatry & Mental Health

Robert Kravitz, MD, Medical Director, St. Francis Pain Center, Indianapolis IN, physiatrist and pain expert, discusses chronic pain management.

References and Resources
Cicero TJ, Inciardi JA, Munoz A: Trends in abuse of Oxycontin and other opioid analgesics in the United States: 2002-2004. J Pain 2005 Oct; 6(10): 662-72.
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Hariharan J, Lamb G, Neuner J, Long-Term Opioid Contract Use for Chronic Pain Management in Primary Care Practice. A Five Year Experience. J Gen Intern Med. 2007 April; 22(4): 485?490.
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