Most patients still prescribed opioids after nonfatal overdose, study finds

Wednesday, December 30, 2015 - 20:01 in Health & Medicine

Most patients with chronic pain who are hospitalized after a nonfatal opioid overdose continue to receive prescription opioids after the overdose and are at high risk for experiencing a repeated overdose, new research has found.

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