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How much opioid pain medication do you need if you’ve had an operation or an injury? It might surprise you to hear that we don’t really know... Read more

The public comes into contact with opioids and opioid misuse in many different ways. There are some professions that have specific concerns around... Read more

If you suspect someone has overdosed on opioids, first call 911. If you want to learn more about naloxone,the drug that can reverse an opioid... Read more

Getting rid of unused medications can seem like a pain. I’m a doctor who studies opioid misuse, but even so when I recently went through the... Read more

During our recent research on opioid prescribing patterns for pediatric patients we discovered that thousands of children every year are still being... Read more

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One of the most difficult issues around prescribing opioids after surgery or trauma is knowing how to manage prescriptions for patients with a... Read more

Primary care providers are responsible for much of a patient's pain management after injury and trauma, both acutely and for patients who go on to... Read more

Pre-hospital providers are often the first people to meet a patient about to have their first exposure to opioids, and sometimes tragically, the last... Read more