Physiological Response to Opioids

This article includes a thorough system-based review of opioid-containing medications on physiological systems. Women’s health providers should have an in-depth understanding of such reverberations on patients’ wellbeing to maintain the safest level of care. A solid grasp of physiological repercussions of opioid use would encourage physicians to seek alternative treatment options. Such practice is essential in curbing the opioid epidemic our patients are facing.
Source: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology - Category: OBGYN Tags: Opioid Use, Misuse and Abuse: The Rise and Fall of a National Opioid Epidemic Source Type: research