Checklist Increased Physician Confidence in Using Opiates to Manage Chronic Pain
Checklist increased physician confidence in using opiates to manage chronic pain
SAN DIEGO – Use of a standardized checklist with information describing opiate therapy and the source of the patient's chronic pain improved resident and faculty satisfaction with management of chronic pain patients, results from a single-center study …
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Yet Another Study Proves The War On Drugs Is Failing
“Those images on our TV screens are really just evidence of the success of the market,” said Dr. Evan Wood, scientific chair of the International Centre for Science in Drug Policy and one of the authors of the study. “The notion is that we …
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Urine Drug Testing: A Patient-Centered Approach
UDT is a consensual diagnostic test, and its purpose in clinical practice is to provide objective documentation of adherence to mutually agreed upon treatment plans; aid in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease of addiction or drug misuse, if …
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