Deaths from prescription-opioid overdose have increased dramatically in the United States, quadrupling in the past 15 years. Efforts to improve pain management resulted in quadrupled rates of opioid prescribing, which propelled a tightly correlated epidemic of addiction, overdose, and death […]
Developed by the Washington State Agency Medical Directors’ Group (AMDG) in collaboration with an Expert Advisory Panel, Actively Practicing Providers, Public Stakeholders, and Senior State Officials. For the full pdf click here.
The second part of the Pain, Opioids and Addiction lecture series from The Minnesota Medical Association (MMA), the Steve Rummler Hope Foundation (SRHF), and the University of Minnesota Medical School.
The first part of the Pain, Opioids and Addiction lecture series from The Minnesota Medical Association (MMA), the Steve Rummler Hope Foundation (SRHF), and the University of Minnesota Medical School.
Physical dependence is not exactly the same as addiction.
Prescribers and the public have been misinformed about the risk of addiction when chronic pain is treated with opioids. This has led to overprescribing of opioids and the worst drug epidemic in U.S. history.
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