Exploring the Lived Experience of Adults using Prescription Opioids to Manage Chronic Noncancer Pain

BACKGROUND: Chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) and prescription opioid use is a highly complex and growing health care issue in Canada. Many quantitative research studies have investigated the effectiveness of opioids for chronic pain; however, gaps remain in the literature regarding the personal experie...

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Main Authors: Erica A Brooks, Anita Unruh, Mary E Lynch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/314184