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Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleObservations on the Relationship between Opioid Medications, Illicit Drugs and Heroin Use in Pain PatientsDavid AlanYee, Michelle Marie Hughes, Rabia Samady Atayee et al.Problem statement: Patients on chronic opioid therapy are monitored to detect illicit drug use in order to deter diversion of their prescription opioids and to ensure medication adherence. The addictive potential of opioid drugs and their similar binding sites in the brain may make them potential gateway drugs for each other. Recent reports indicate that oxycodone has a high probability … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 6, Issue 1 · 7 Jun 2011 · 7,957 accessesView PDF Cite

EditorialOpen accessIn the abstractMechanisms and Management of Chronic PainVictor V. ChabanChronic pain symptoms account up to half of all health care visits, afflicts >10% of US adults, at a higher prevalence in women with current analgesic drugs rarely provide enough efficacy in the absence of serious side effects. Chronic pain is also the root cause of the national opioid health crisis, which adds to health care costs and deaths. Thus, … …International Journal of Research in Nursing, Vol. 12, Issue 1 · 14 Jan 2021 · 7,201 accessesView PDF Cite