CDC's tough new painkiller guidelines surpass Portland standard

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s controversial opioid prescribing guidelines, released earlier this week, go further than the standard adopted by Portland-area health systems late last year. The recommendations call for doctors who prescribe painkillers such as OxyContin or Vicodin to start with the lowest effective dose. They should also carefully weigh the benefits and risks before increasing the dose to 50 morphine-milligram equivalents, while 90 is in the red zone. The Portland…
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