Therapeutic experience with tramadol for opioid dependence in a patient with chronic low back pain: a case report

Therapeutic experience with tramadol for opioid dependence in a patient with chronic low back pain: a case report

Abstract Background Long-term opioid treatment for chronic non-cancer pain has become controversial, given the increasing prevalence of opioid dependence. However, there is little information on therapeutic strategies for this condition in Japanese patients. Here, we present a case of successful man...

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Main Authors: Marie Shigematsu-Locatelli, Takashi Kawano, Tsuyoshi Koyama, Hideki Iwata, Atsushi Nishigaki, Bun Aoyama, Hiroki Tateiwa, Noriko Kitaoka, Masataka Yokoyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-10-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
Subjects:
Opioid dependence
Tramadol
Chronic pain
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-019-0289-z

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