Has the "no opioid" thing gone too far or is it reasonable?

In my personal style of practice so far, I've found myself to be extremely reluctant to prescribe opioids in the outpatient setting. In the hospital, sure, if it's needed. But in the clinic? It seems like my mindset has been molded from day 1 to almost never prescribe them. But then there are chronic pain patients who have objective imaging findings that correlate with their pain. They're on every lyrica, nsaid/tylenol, duloxetine and whatever cocktail you can think of and have done PT... Read more
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