Checking Patient ' s Drug History May Help Curb Opioid Abuse

TUESDAY, May 23, 2017 -- Doctors can help stem the U.S. opioid epidemic by checking their patients ' drug history before prescribing powerful painkillers, a new study suggests. Addicts frequently " doctor-shop " in an attempt to obtain opioids such as...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - Category: General Medicine Source Type: news