Abstract
A brief history of opiophobia and its effect on prescribing of opioid analgesics is presented. Barriers to opioid prescribing and additional readings on the topic are described.
MeSH terms
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Analgesics, Opioid / history*
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Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use
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Drug and Narcotic Control / history
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History, 15th Century
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History, 16th Century
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History, 17th Century
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History, 18th Century
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History, 19th Century
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History, 20th Century
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History, 21st Century
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History, Ancient
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History, Medieval
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Humans
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Pain / drug therapy
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Pain / history*
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Practice Patterns, Physicians' / history*