OPIOIDS IN HEADACHE TREATMENT - IS THERE A ROLE

Opioid drugs are commonly used for the treatment of migraine and tensi on headaches. The degree of their effectiveness for the acute migraine attack is a matter of controversy. Opioids are often useful as the mo st potent analgesics for more frequent tension-type headaches, but the constant risk of habituation, and occasionally of addiction, must be recognized. The psychological stability of the patient must be conside red when opioid use becomes frequent.