THE PAIN COURSE.....

From: Helen Dynda (olddad66@runestone.net)
Wed Sep 11 18:20:13 2002


You wil find a lot of helpful information at this website.

X> The American Society for Action on Pain for this vital page: "The Pain Course"

http://www.widomaker.com/~skipb/2ThePatient.html

This information is from the above website:

You must learn these terms and understand them:

Addiction - "A primary, chronic neurobiologic disease, with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. It is characterized by behaviors that include one or more of the following: impaired control over drug use, compulsive use, continued use despite harm, and craving."

Physical Dependence - "A state of adaptation that is manifested by a drug class specific withdrawal syndrome that can be produced by abrupt cessation, rapid dose reduction, decreasing blood level of the drug, and/or administration of an antagonist."

Tolerance - "A state of adaptation in which exposure to a drug induces changes that result in a diminution of one or more of the drug's effects over time."


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