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Assessing Abuse Potential in Pain Patients

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In a message dated 4/7/04 12:26:35 PM, ceda writes:

> In conclusion, the purpose of assessing patients for the risk of abusing

> opiates is not to deny treatment to moderate-risk to high-risk patients. All

> patients deserve treatment for pain.

>

In practice, however, the result is opposite: these tests are indeed used to

deny patients medication. They shouldn't be, but they are.

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