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	GLOSSARY Addict Person who seeks ever-increasing amounts of a drug, despite what may be harsh consequences. But is everyone who seeks drugs an addict? Not necessarily in the case of a patient whose pain is chronically undermedicated. The term pseudo-addiction describes the behavior of pain patients who seek drugs they know will give them relief from pain. In their desperation, patients who know that more of a drug will address their pain may act very similarly to addicts, going from physician to physician in search of someone who will give them the drug they need to successfully eliminate...
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	...pain relief method that takes the attention away from the pain. Dose The amount of medication taken. Frequency How often medication is taken. Long-Acting or Sustained-Release Medications Medications that work for long periods of time and that are taken at regular intervals during the day and night. Metastasis The spread of cancer from one part of the body to another. Neurologist A physician who specializes in the medical non-surgical treatment of diseases of the brain, nerves or spinal...