Long-term opioids may not be best pain management option for all sickle cell patients
Monday, June 20, 2016 - 21:01
in Health & Medicine
In a small study looking at pain assessments in adults with sickle cell disease, researchers say overall, those treated long-term with opioids often fared worse in measures of pain, fatigue and curtailed daily activities than those not on long-term opioids.