• N C Med J · May 2013

    Review

    Challenges of chronic pain management: public health consequences and considered responses.

    • James W Finch.
    • Governor's Institute on Substance Aubse, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. jwfinch@nc.rr.com
    • N C Med J. 2013 May 1;74(3):243-5, 247-8.

    AbstractThis article reviews the public health consequences of current approaches to chronic pain management, particularly those related to prescription of opioid analgesics and other controlled medications. This article also reviews factors contributing to these negative trends and discusses potential strategies for reversing them.

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