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Opioid analgesic drugs may help relieve moderate to severe pain, especially nociceptive pain. Opioids for episodic (noncontinuous) pain should be prescribed as needed, rather than around the clock. Long-acting or sustained-release analgesic preparations should be used for continuous pain. Exacerbations of pain should be treated with fast-onset, short-acting preparations.23 Titration should be conducted carefully. Serious side effects of opioids are infrequent, especially when doses are started low and escalated slowly (“start low and go slow”), allowing steady-state blood levels to be reached