What clinical practice strategies can be utilized to help reduce the incidence of heroin abuse in rehabilitation patients on chronic opioid therapy?

Rehabil Nurs. 2014 Nov-Dec;39(6):281-4. doi: 10.1002/rnj.151. Epub 2014 Mar 13.
No abstract available

Keywords: Chronic pain; evidence-based practice; health care policy issues.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use
  • Chronic Pain / drug therapy*
  • Chronic Pain / nursing
  • Chronic Pain / rehabilitation*
  • Exercise Therapy / methods*
  • Heroin Dependence / nursing
  • Heroin Dependence / prevention & control*
  • Heroin Dependence / rehabilitation*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pain Management / methods*
  • Pain Management / nursing

Substances

  • Analgesics, Opioid