Chronic Pain

Published May 1, 2013

NCMJ May/June 2013

Abstract

This issue focuses on the challenge of managing chronic pain. Commentaries present various treatment options, including opioids, nonopioid medications, surgery, and alternative therapies. Authors also address the problems of opioid misuse and abuse and discuss ways to lessen these risks. Original articles examine health professionals’ communication with adolescents about smoking, as well as children’s immunization status as verified by practice records and by the North Carolina Immunization Registry.