More Than a Third of U.S. Adults Prescribed Opioids in 2015

She tells Reuters Health the problem is at multiple levels, though.

“We developed a website called MyTopCare.org that has a portal for patients, prescribers and pharmacists,” Lasser says. “We have a stepped approach to managing pain. Opioids should be a last resort.”

References

Han B, Compton WM, Blanco C, et al. Prescription opioid use, misuse, and use disorders in U.S. adults: 2015 national survey on drug use and health. Ann Intern Med. 2017 Aug 1. doi: 10.7326/M17-0865.
Lasser KE. Prescription opioid use among U.S. adults: Our brave new world. Ann Intern Med. 2017 Aug 1. doi: 10.7326/M17-1559.

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