Pain, Drugs, and Ethics-

Pain remains one of the most common reasons that people seek medical attention in the United States today. One of the ways health care providers responded to pain being designated the “5th vital sign” was with their prescription pads. In order to respond to subjective pain-ratings, opioid analgesics began to be prescribed more liberally than in the past, presumably with the intention of responding to information about pain-related complaints now captured in routine assessments. This was in concert with several other circumstances, including the appearance and promulgation of “pill mills”, questionable marketing practices by opioid manufacturers, and increasing rates of abuse, misuse, and addiction related to opioid analgesics. All this taking place in an environment of tremendous educational deficits related to pain, its assessment and treatment, and risks of aberrant drug-related behaviors.
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978-3-031-63018-7
Published: 30 October 2024