Using opioids for chronic pain
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams34839
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Central Zone. Pain Management Unit.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2020.
- Pamphlet Number
- 0061
- Available Online
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Opioid medications are analgesics (painkillers), commonly known as narcotics. They are used to manage severe pain. This pamphlet explains when to take them, what to do if you miss a dose, special precautions, common side effects, and a list of symptoms that require immediate medical attention. Common concerns about tolerance, dependence, and addiction are explained. Instructions for storing opioids are given.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Central Zone. Pain Management Unit
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2020
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (8 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Analgesics, Opioid
- Pain Management
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Analgesics
- Pain--Treatment
- Abstract
- Opioid medications are analgesics (painkillers), commonly known as narcotics. They are used to manage severe pain. This pamphlet explains when to take them, what to do if you miss a dose, special precautions, common side effects, and a list of symptoms that require immediate medical attention. Common concerns about tolerance, dependence, and addiction are explained. Instructions for storing opioids are given.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Pain Management Unit
- Pamphlet Number
- 0061
