Drugs & pain /

An examination of the origins and different types of pain in the body and a discussion of the various drugs and treatments that are available for pain relief.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rodgers, Joann Ellison
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Chelsea House Publishers, c1987.
Series:Encyclopedia of psychoactive drugs.
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Table of Contents:
  • Pain: It's mainly in the brain
  • Painkillers then and now
  • Nonnarcotic analgesics and anesthetics
  • Narcotics: The link between pleasure and pain
  • Side effects: Psychoactive and otherwise
  • Assessing your pain: How much does it hurt?
  • Where does it hurt? Teenage pains
  • Pain relief without drugs
  • On the horizon: new methods of pain relief .