Making progress in curbing opioid use in hospitals

A guest column by the American Society of Anesthesiologists, exclusive to KevinMD.com.

The opioid epidemic has reached a tipping point. Overdose deaths involving prescription opioids have quadrupled since 1999, as safer pain management practices must be a national priority. Everyone in health care needs to be aware of the potential dangers and become part of …

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