Analgesia or Addiction: Implications for Morphine Use After Spinal Cord Injury

Up to 65% of individuals with a spinal cord injury (SCI) experience neuropathic pain, and cite this as one of the most significant consequences of injury. Opiate analgesics are one of the most effective, but also most concerning, treatments for neuropathic pain. In fact, the use of morphine after...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Woller, Sarah Ann
Other Authors: Hook, Michelle A.
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2012
Subjects:
SCI
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-05-7807