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acute pain
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pain that is sudden in onset, usually subsides when treated, and typically occurs over less than a 6 week period
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addiction
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a chronic, neurobiological disease whose development is influenced by genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors
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adjuvant analgesic drugs
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drugs that are added for combined therapy with a primary drug and may have additive or independent analgesic properties, or both
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Agonist
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A substance that binds to a receptor and causes a response
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agonists-antagonists
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substances that bind to a receptor and cause a partial responseb
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analgesic ceiling effect
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what occurs when a given pain drug no longer effectively controls a patient s pain despite the administration of the highest safe dosages
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analgesics
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medications that relieve pain without causing loss of consciousness
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antagonist
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a drug that binds to a receptor and prevents a response
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breakthrough pain
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pain that occurs between doses of pain medication
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cancer pain
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pain resulting from anything of variety of causes related to cancer and/or the metastasis of cancer
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central pain
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pain resulting from any disorder that causes CSN damage
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chronic pain
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persistent or recurring pain that is often difficult to treat. lasting longer than 3 to 6 months. pain lasting 1 month after healing of an acute injury, or pain that accompanies a non healing tissue injury
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