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Author: Dr Cathy Stannard

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About Dr Cathy Stannard
Dr Stannard is a consultant in pain medicine at Southmead Hospital in Bristol. She is speaking at an RSM event, Substance misuse: everybody's business in London on Tuesday 11th October 2016.

Posts by Dr Cathy Stannard

Treating chronic pain

Posted on October 6, 2016

There are no drugs for chronic pain that are really effective. Opioids are helpful for treating acute pain and for those suffering pain at the end stages of their life, but there is no data at all to support their use for long-term pain. Patients who take these medicines often find that the effect seems […]

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Treating chronic pain

Posted on October 6, 2016

There are no drugs for chronic pain that are really effective. Opioids are helpful for treating acute pain and for those suffering pain at the end stages of their life, but there is no data at all to support their use for long-term pain. Patients who take these medicines often find that the effect seems […]

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