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A client who was recently diagnosed with cancer is now receiving morphine for pain. Since this client has been receiving morphine for only a short time, he is best described by which term?

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Opiate naive

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Opioid naive: Patients who are not chronically receiving opioid analgesics on a daily basis; and. Opioid tolerant: patients who are chronically receiving opioid analgesics on a daily basis.