Opioid Dependence – A Clinical and Epidemiologic Approach (2018) Heath B. McAnally

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This book provides a clinical and epidemiologic approach to opioid dependence, focusing on the ongoing risk-benefit ratio analysis of opioid therapy. It addresses the physician’s duty to relieve suffering while adhering to the principle of primum non nocere, evaluating the dangers, underappreciated risks, and potentially overstated benefits of chronic opioid use, including associated chronic pain and dysfunction.