Zeitschrift für die gesamte innere Medizin und ihre Grenzgebiete
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The use of drugs in pain therapy is characterized by the fear of addiction. As a result strong analgesics are underused. To compensate the missing analgesic effect the additional use of psychotropic drugs is common. ⋯ In pain therapy there is no indication for these substances. In contrast opioids can be used without causing psychological dependence, presuming the guidelines of drug therapy in chronic pain (e.g. WHO guidelines) are attended.