Depressed Patients More Likely to be Prescribed Opioids

A new study shows that patients with low back pain who were depressed were more likely to be prescribed opioids and receive higher doses. Understanding these prescribing patterns sheds new light on the current opioid epidemic and may help determine whether efforts to control prescription opioid abuse are effective.
Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Source Type: news