Shifting clinic culture to address the opioid epidemic

(Tufts University, Health Sciences Campus) At a family medicine clinic in the Boston area, a team led by faculty from Tufts University School of Medicine conducted a five-year case study where they found medical facilities can help physicians to treat chronic pain in a way that will deter opioid misuse, while creating better processes to identify and treat patients who develop an opioid use disorder.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news