RT Book, Section A1 Dao, Hiep A2 Freeman, Brian S. A2 Berger, Jeffrey S. SR Print(0) ID 1135738420 T1 Addiction T2 Anesthesiology Core Review: Part Two Advanced Exam YR 2016 FD 2016 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259641770 LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135738420 RD 2024/03/28 AB In 2010, nearly 12 million Americans reported nonmedical use of prescription painkillers in the past year. As the use and abuse of opioids increases, the likelihood of an anesthesiologist these patients during clinical practice also will increase. As both illegal and prescription use of opioids increases, anesthesiologists will encounter more patients exhibiting opioid tolerance. Secondly, as abusers of opioids seek treatment for their addiction, the numbers of patients receiving long-term opioid therapy for their addiction also will increase.