This book is meant to meet the needs of people with chronic pain--their families and significant others who need to understand important facts and concepts about pharmacological (medication) management of chronic pain. Its orientation is to provide the reader with practical and clinically useful information in a format that will allow rapid processing of the information to assist in rational decision-making. The book is not meant to be a comprehensive research compendium, nor does it emphasize basic science research that's important as a precursor to clinical drug trials. Good pain...