Pain Management in the Era of the Opioid Crisis

Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book. 2018 May 23:38:807-812. doi: 10.1200/EDBK_208563.

Abstract

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS Recognize patients at higher risk for nonmedical opioid use. Learn about screening for chemical coping risk. Diagnose nonmedical opioid use. Manage nonmedical opioid use in the clinical oncology setting. Understand clinical criteria for referral to supportive and palliative care teams.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Analgesics, Opioid / administration & dosage
  • Analgesics, Opioid / adverse effects
  • Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use*
  • Biomarkers
  • Cancer Pain / diagnosis*
  • Cancer Pain / etiology
  • Cancer Pain / metabolism
  • Cancer Pain / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Opioid-Related Disorders
  • Pain Management
  • Pain Measurement
  • Pain Perception / drug effects
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians'
  • Signal Transduction / drug effects
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • Biomarkers