If Patients with Chronic Pain and Without a History of Psychological

Multiple Choice

If patients with chronic pain and without a history of psychological disturbances or substance abuse are allowed to self-administer narcotics to control their pain, the majority of them

A) develop a strong addiction to narcotics
B) self-administer much larger doses than they would if the narcotics were administered to them by physicians at fixed intervals
C) develop a rapid and marked tolerance to the effects of narcotics
D) none of the above