Taking the fight against risky pain pill use to the ER: Study shows promise
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - 12:00
in Health & Medicine
As America battles an epidemic of deaths from misused pain pills, a new study suggests an inexpensive way to cut risky use of these drugs by people who have a high chance of overdosing. And it could happen exactly where many patients get those drugs in the first place: the emergency room of their local hospital.