The mother of an adolescent recovering from surgery for a fractured leg asks if all pain medication can be non-narcotic, because she does not want her child to become addicted. What should the nurse respond to the mother?
a. "All pain medication is addicting."
b. "Addiction to opioids is uncommon when taken for pain."
c. "I will give the medication that you request to your child."
d. "Teenagers are more likely to become addicted to pain medication than other patients."
ANS: B
One myth about pain medication is that teenagers are more likely to become addicted than older patients. The fact is addiction to opioids is very uncommon in all age groups when taken for pain by patients without a prior drug abuse history. A. All pain medication is not addicting. C. The nurse needs to provide the patient with pain medication based upon the findings of a pain assessment. D. The patient is not more likely to become addicted to pain medication than other patients."
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