Article: Hanley Center and the Recovery Church Offers Guide to Managing Post-Surgical Pain for Those in Recovery from Addiction.

Surgery poses additional risks for those in recovery from alcohol and chemical addiction. Pain medication management must address addiction as a chronic disease, because relapse and withdrawal are real possibilities post-surgery. A new guide, Managing Post-Surgical Pain for Those in Recovery from Addiction, was produced by Hanley Center, a premier nonprofit treatment facility in West Palm Beach, Florida, and The Recovery Church of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota (see also Hanley Center).

"Physicians and patients must consider addiction, a chronic disease, as a major factor when anticipating surgery," said Dr. Barbara Krantz, Chief Executive Officer and ...

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