opioid-free
No painkillers involved
Opioid-free describes medical treatment, recovery, or pain management that avoids opioid drugs: an opioid-free anesthesia protocol, She's been opioid-free for two years.
The term appears in healthcare contexts promoting alternatives to addictive painkillers, and in recovery contexts marking sobriety from opioid addiction.
Unimpaired mental state
- cleanFree of soil
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- detoxSubstance removal process
- naltrexoneDependency treatment medication
withdrawal · relapse prevention · twelve-step · sponsor · sober · rehab · maintenance · Narcan
Induced loss of feeling
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- pain managementReducing patient suffering medically
- postoperativeAfter an operation
- epiduralSpinal numbing injection
nerve block · ketamine · acetaminophen · NSAID · lidocaine · multimodal · recovery · hospital
Addressing interconnected wholes
- acupunctureTherapeutic needle insertion
- massageSoft tissue manipulation
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- yogaMind-body exercise discipline
meditation · CBD · turmeric · chiropractic · natural · herbal · integrative · physical therapy
Formally ordering treatment
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
- CDCU.S. public health agency
- overdoseHarmful excess intake
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
regulation · pharmacy · prescription · DEA · mandate · hospital policy · formulary · healthcare
sobriety
Unimpaired mental state
- cleanFree of soil
- abstinenceVoluntary forgoing of indulgences
- detoxSubstance removal process
naltrexone · withdrawal · relapse prevention · twelve-step · sponsor · sober · rehab · maintenance · Narcan · support group
anesthesia
Induced loss of feeling
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- pain managementReducing patient suffering medically
- postoperativeAfter an operation
epidural · nerve block · ketamine · acetaminophen · NSAID · lidocaine · multimodal · recovery · hospital · analgesic
holistic
Addressing interconnected wholes
- acupunctureTherapeutic needle insertion
- massageSoft tissue manipulation
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
yoga · meditation · CBD · turmeric · chiropractic · natural · herbal · integrative · physical therapy · TENS
prescribing
Formally ordering treatment
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
- CDCU.S. public health agency
- overdoseHarmful excess intake
epidemic · regulation · pharmacy · prescription · DEA · mandate · hospital policy · formulary · healthcare · prevention