Solving the Problems
of Cancer Pain
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The problem you have chosen is listed below. Choose from the list of possible options for solving this problem by clicking on the check boxes. Once you are done, click on “Rate My Options”. We will indicate whether these choices are great, good, or bad ways of solving this problem and further explore the topic with you.

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Problem #2:

“I am afraid I will become addicted to my pain medicine.”

List of Possible Options for Solving This Problem

1) Talk to your doctor or nurse.
2) Get written information from a reliable source.
3) Go to lectures or public education meetings about pain.
4) Speak to a pain management specialist.
5) Speak with your drug or alcohol counselor, if you have one.
6) Ask your doctor to give you a non-opioid pain medicine.
7) Take less of your pain medicine to prevent becoming addicted to it.
8) Take no pain medicine.

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