Yes, lets stop the over prescribing of opioids. Where else are we going to get the addicts that we love so much. Opioids are not the answer to long term pain. They have to be stopped. The VA created the largest percentage of addicts in our country.
“Opioids are not the answer to long term pain.”
Is that statement 100% true, yes or no?
Is there a decision tree or a structured decision language algorithm for opiate prescribing?
Please provide links or article names if possible.
Any person who can not provide such an absolutely correct basis for opiate prescribing does not know enough. Yup, that includes me.
Not sure I agree. Yes one should not over prescribe but one should also not with hold medication for someone in chronic pain.
Pain can be a killer. Blood pressure increases, sleep interference and normal activity curtailed or stopped.
There must be a middle ground and not just a scorched earth policy.