Chemical abuse and pain management

B St Marie

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Chemical abuse and pain management

B St Marie

Journal of intravenous nursing, Vol.19(5), pp.247-250

09/1996

PMID: 9060349

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Abstract

This article provides additional direction for nurses in altering the pain management plan for individuals who are currently abusing chemicals. There is a definition of terms (i.e., chemical dependence, addiction, physical dependence, tolerance, and cross tolerance), to provide a foundation for this clinical practice. A review of the literature explains theories that explain what we find occurs clinically: that patients who are chemically dependent require more narcotic to control their postoperative pain.

Drug Tolerance

Humans

Pain, Postoperative - complications

Pain, Postoperative - drug therapy

Patient Care Planning

Substance-Related Disorders - complications

Details

Title: Subtitle: Chemical abuse and pain management
Creators: B St Marie - Department of Internal Medicine at Park Nicollet Medical Center in Minneapolis, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of intravenous nursing, Vol.19(5), pp.247-250
PMID: 9060349
NLM abbreviation: J Intraven Nurs
ISSN: 0896-5846
eISSN: 2331-2653
Language: English
Date published: 09/1996
Academic Unit: Addiction Medicine; Nursing; Injury Prevention Research Center
Record Identifier: 9984370646802771

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