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GUEST EDITORIAL By Alieta Eck, MD Republished with permission from the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) It begins with an injury—a torn shoulder, a crushing back mishap, an abdominal operation. The miracle medications relieve the pain very well. However pain has an emotional component, and in some patients the need for narcotics far exceeds the time frame of any typical physical condition. Calm, emotional peace and a feeling of well-being can only be…