How the opioid backlash went wrong.

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How the opioid backlash went wrong.

May 17, 2023

Freedman DH. Newsweek Magazine. May 12, 2023.

The unintended consequences of reductions in access to prescription opioids can result in poor addiction care and ineffective pain management. This article discusses precursors to the system failure affecting these patients and treatment options that work given access and supply constraints.

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