April 2017 News
April 12, 2017
Opioids After Surgery: Which Patients Don't Stop When They Should
"The first time many patients in the United States take prescription opioid painkillers is following surgery. But not everyone puts away the pills: In a new study, researchers found that 6 percent of patients continued to use the drugs for at least three months after surgery."
April 11, 2017
Opioids after surgery: Which patients don't stop when they should
"The first time many patients in the United States take prescription opioid painkillers is following surgery. But not everyone puts away the pills: In a new study, researchers found that 6 percent of patients continued to use the drugs for at least three months after surgery."
April 11, 2017
From opioid-free to long-term user, in one operation: Study shows key role of surgery
Patients with smoking, alcohol, depression, anxiety or pain issues before their operation were even more likely to fill opioid prescriptions for months afterward.
