疼痛及其药物治疗的进展

Progress in Drug Therapy for Pain

目前,全世界每天约有550万人正在忍受着各种疼痛的折磨,而镇痛治疗却常常为人们忽视。本文介绍了对疼痛的新认识和新观点,认为疼痛不仅是症状,也是一种疾病,消除疼痛是基本的人权。阿片类药物规范化地用于疼痛治疗极少导致病人成瘾,所以人们应从“成瘾恐惧症”的束缚中解放出来,根据临床疼痛治疗的需要,合理使用阿片类镇痛药,最大程度的缓解疼痛。文章还介绍了镇痛药物合理选择和应用的进展,为指导临床用药提供一定思路。

Nowadays, about 5,500,000 people suffer from all kinds of pain every day all over the world. However, analgesic therapyis frequently ignored. Some new viewpoints on pain are introduced in this article. For example, pain is not only a symptom but also a disease,and pain relief is a basic human right. Opiate analgetics seldom induce addiction as long as they are used correctly, so we should release from“addition phobia” and use opiates reasonably according to clinical requirement, so that pain can be eased to the most degree. The developmentof selection and application of analgetics is also introduced to offer some directions to clinical medication.