strategy
Using pain relieving medication
Synonyms:
Prescribing pain-killing drugsProviding pain relief with analgesic medicines
Implementation:
In 1994, after years of disciplining doctors for overmedicating, the California Medical Board issued guidelines reassuring physicians that it was acceptable to use narcotics to treat persistent, incurable pain. In 1997, the Legislature approved the Pain Patient's Bill of Rights allowing patients to ask for the painkillers of their choice. Similar laws went into effect in other states.
Broader:
Using drugsAnaesthetizing Narrower:
Using mood-elevating drugs Subjects:
Health Care → PharmacyHealth Care → Surgery
Medicine → Nervous system
Social Activity → Welfare
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
