‘Pain is a major healthcare problem. Although acute pain may reasonably be considered as a symptom of disease or injury, chronic and recurrent pain is a specific healthcare problem, a disease in its own right’
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‘The undertreatment of chronic pain is a global problem, especially for people in the final stages of cancer and, increasingly, AIDS. The pain of dying is often severe, but it can be controlled for most people by a simple and inexpensive intervention: oral analgesic drugs, including morphine and other opioids
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‘The human suffering due to lack of pain relief is an affront to human dignity. Every effort must be made to remedy this situation.’
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‘This article surveys worldwide medical, ethical, and legal trends and initiatives related to the concept of pain management as a human right’
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