Treatment for opioid use disorder is rare in hospitals, study finds

(Oregon Health& Science University) Despite a national opioid-related overdose epidemic that continues to claim tens of thousands of lives annually, a new nationwide study shows that a scant proportion of hospitalized patients with opioid use disorder receive proven life-saving medications both during and after they're discharged.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news