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Chronic Pain and Torture
Joe Amon
Director of the health division at Human Rights Watch
February 23, 2010 01:29 PM

Human Rights Watch researchers have interviewed thousands of victims of torture. But it may come as a surprise for a lot of people that our ( Read more... )

"Currently, opiates are the most effective medications for managing most chronic pain states (Friedman OP 1990, Portenoy 1996). Their use is often condemned out of ignorance regarding their propensity to cause addiction, physical dependence and tolerance (Melzack 1990, Portenoy et al 1997, Wall 1997).

While physical dependence (defined as a ( Read more... )