Opioids: From Analgesic Use to Addiction (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781838809584)

Morphine and other opioids are potent analgesic drugs, but their use can lead to complications. Being familiar with the use of this kind of drug can make the difference between obtaining the expected benefit of applied therapy or magnifying the risks to intolerable levels for the patient. Therefore, it is essential for practitioners to achieve adequate training in the management of these drugs based on criteria endorsed by scientific evidence that allows the proper use of these drugs and guarantees the best professional practice every time. Written by expert authors in the field, the purpose of this book is to offer an overview of opioid drugs, from their therapeutic use to the consequences associated.

Author: Pilar Almela Rojo
ISBN-10: 1838809589
ISBN-13: 9781838809584
Publisher: Intechopen
Language: English
Published: 06/10/2020
Pages: 106
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.31d