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    RealClear Health | Did Doctors Help Create the Opioid Crisis?

    RealClear Health | Did Doctors Help Create the Opioid Crisis?

    In 2005, the FDA approved a new treatment for pain, administered through a patch on the patient’s skin. The drug’s approval coincided with a movement in the medical profession towards treating pain as the “fifth vital sign,” leading doctors to take more aggressive steps to deal with pain. By 2012, doctors... Click here to keep reading
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    New York Times | Prescribing Opioids: How Many Are Too Many?

    New York Times | Prescribing Opioids: How Many Are Too Many?

    How Doctors Can Stop the Opioid Crisis at Its Source: Quit Overprescribing

    How Doctors Can Stop the Opioid Crisis at Its Source: Quit Overprescribing

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    RealClear Health | Did Doctors Help Create the Opioid Crisis?

    RealClear Health | Did Doctors Help Create the Opioid Crisis?

    New York Times | Prescribing Opioids: How Many Are Too Many?

    New York Times | Prescribing Opioids: How Many Are Too Many?

    What Should Doctors Prescribe After Surgery?

    What Should Doctors Prescribe After Surgery?

    HealthAffairs | The Case For Confronting Long-Term Opioid Use As A Hospital-Acquired Condition

    HealthAffairs | The Case For Confronting Long-Term Opioid Use As A Hospital-Acquired Condition

    Study: 1 in 16 surgery patients become chronic opioid users

    Study: 1 in 16 surgery patients become chronic opioid users

    How Doctors Can Stop the Opioid Crisis at Its Source: Quit Overprescribing

    How Doctors Can Stop the Opioid Crisis at Its Source: Quit Overprescribing

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