• J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother · Jan 2009

    Danger in your pill bottle?

    • Scott Strassels.
    • Division of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA. scotts1@mail.utexas.edu
    • J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother. 2009 Jan 1;23(4):365-7.

    AbstractThis commentary refutes published assertions that opioid use is inherently dangerous and to be discouraged. A reasoned case for risk-to-benefit considerations is presented. Data from federal reporting systems are placed in perspective. The importance of using opioids rationally in pain management is supported.

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