Is Europe also facing an opioid crisis?-A survey of European Pain Federation chapters.

Winfried HäuserEric BuchserDavid P FinnGeerd DomEgil ForsTarja HeiskanenLene JarlbaekRoger D KnaggsEva KosekNevenka Krcevski-ŠkvarčKaire PakkonenSerge PerrotAnne-Priscille TrouvinBart Morlion

Published in: European journal of pain (London, England) (2021)

Europe as a whole is not facing an opioid crisis. Some Eastern European countries have limited access to opioid medicines. Discussions on the potential harms of opioid medicines for noncancer pain should not obstruct opioid therapy for cancer therapy and palliative care.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
palliative care
cancer therapy
public health
drug delivery
neuropathic pain
south africa
spinal cord
risk assessment
spinal cord injury
advanced cancer
human health
advance care planning