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12/23/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Study finds surgery patients only use about one-third of the opioid pain relief they receive, illustrating the overprescription problem for addictive pills

A study finds that surgery patients use about a third of the opioid pain relief they receive. This shows that overprescription has contributed to the opioid epidemic. The study shows how patients use their medicines and educates both surgical teams and patients on pain control. A group of researchers from the University of Michigan (U-M) […]

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