X> Using Oral Opioids for Noncancer Pain: How to Relieve Pain and Protect Your License...[ SPPM Note: " The use of oral opioids in the treatment of chronic benign pain has been a difficult and controversial issue for physicians who treat pain. Dr. Scott's paper does an excellent job in covering how to safely prescribe oral opioids for these patients." ]
http://www.sppm.org/using_oral_opioids_for_noncancer.htm
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If you are not receiving adequate pain medication - and your doctor is resistant to prescribing opioids - read this article. You may want to print-out this information and share it with your doctor. After your doctor reads this information, perhaps he/she will reconsider. If your doctor decides to prescribe opioid medication to treat your pain - be aware that it is your responsibility to take this medication exactly as your doctor has prescribed!!!