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Promising roles for pharmacists in addressing the U.S. opioid crisis.

February 14, 2018

Compton WM, Jones CM, Stein JB, et al. Res Social Adm Pharm. 2019;15(8):910-916.

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The opioid crisis presents challenges to a wide range of health care professionals. This commentary highlights unique contributions pharmacists can offer to stemming prescription opioid misuse, such as utilizing prescription monitoring tools to help identify problematic behaviors in patients and prescribers, informing patients about risks of opioid use, and recommending addiction treatment for patients at the community level.

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