Primary Care Reports – March 1, 2016

March 1, 2016

• Strategies for Prescribing Opioids Appropriately

  Prescription opiate abuse and misuse has become a growing epidemic recently, and the problem seems to be propagating without an immediate end in sight. It is known that prescription opiate abuse has clear links to heroin abuse (which also has become increasingly more prevalent), and, in some instances, primary care physicians may be adding fuel to the proverbial fire.

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