Sedatives and Alcohol Increase Risk for Pain Medication Adverse Events
Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 20:00
in Health & Medicine
Adverse events associated with taking opioid pain medications increase in patients who concurrently use sedatives and alcohol. A study in The Journal of Pain, published by the American Pain Society, www.ampainsoc.org, advises physicians to use caution in prescribing sedatives for patients taking opioids, even if there is no history of substance abuse