Almost 1 in 3 patients used no opioids prescribed after surgery, Mayo Clinic survey finds

ROCHESTER, Minn. ? Nearly a third of patients responding to a Mayo Clinic survey said they used none of the opioids they were prescribed after surgery. The research findings, presented Thursday, April 19 at the American Surgical Association annual meeting, also show that only about 8 percent of patients disposed of their remaining opioids. The [...]
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