Discouraging Conclusions on Initial Opioid Prescriptions
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Exploring the Causal Relationships between Initial Opioid Prescriptions and Outcomes
Addiction to opioid medications has become an epidemic affecting millions of Americans; drug overdoses accounted for more deaths than car crashes or gun violence in 2015. Oftentimes, the addiction begins when patients continue to take opioids for pain management beyond the required need. To combat the epidemic, it is vital to understand the exact circumstances under which medically-sanctioned t...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: July 2019
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2150-1149,1533-3159
DOI: 10.36076/ppj/2019.22.e366