305. Differences between postoperative narcotic prescriptions in outpatient lumbar spine surgery between the United States and France

The United States is currently undergoing a major opioid crisis that has recently started to decrease its population's life expectancy due to over-mortality of its young citizens by drug overdose. Among the listed causes, physician narcotic prescriptions for both acute and chronic medical conditions are often pointed out as the main culprit for this crisis.
Source: The Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research