Vital Signs: Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers and Other Drugs …

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… prescribing OPR. Health-care providers who treat women for pain should use their state's prescription drug monitoring program and regularly screen patients for psychological disorders and use of psychotherapeutic drugs, with or without a prescription.
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Law targets abuse, but impacts chronic pain sufferers

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Just last week, I had a conversation with a responsible, professional woman about a recent state law designed to reduce an increasingly prevalent public health problem: prescription drug abuse. Anyone who keeps up with the news knows that … Emergency …
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