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Prevention of opioid overdose.

Babu KM, Brent J, Juurlink DN. Prevention of Opioid Overdose. N Engl J Med. 2019;380(23):2246-2255. doi:10.1056/NEJMra1807054

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June 26, 2019
Babu KM, Brent J, Juurlink DN.  N Engl J Med. 2019;380(23):2246-2255.
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Reducing patient harm associated with the use of opioids to manage pain is a patient safety priority. This review discusses how to reduce risk of opioid misuse among three groups of patients: opioid-naive patients, patients on long-term opioid therapy, and those with a history of substance abuse. Strategies include disposal recommendations, tapering, and coprescribing of naloxone.

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Babu KM, Brent J, Juurlink DN. Prevention of Opioid Overdose. N Engl J Med. 2019;380(23):2246-2255. doi:10.1056/NEJMra1807054

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