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Opioids can be addictive and prone to dependence and abuse. However, there are many forms of opioids available for clinical use. The main clinical indications for opioids in the United States include the moderate to severe pain related to surgery and induction and maintenance of anesthesia, often in conjunction with other drugs, cough, diarrhea, anxiety due to shortness of breath, and opioid dependence.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Chicago, Pritzker Medical School, Chicago, IL, USA

    Daniel Thomas Ginat MD, MS

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Chicago, Pritzker Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Daniel Thomas Ginat

  2. Department of Radiology, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Massachusetts, USA

    Juan E. Small

  3. Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Pamela Whitney Schaefer

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Ginat, D.T. (2015). Opioids. In: Ginat, D., Small, J., Schaefer, P. (eds) Neuroimaging Pharmacopoeia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12715-6_7

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