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Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Pain — Achieving the Right Balance through Education

2016; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 374; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmp1512932

1533-4406

Daniel P. Alford,

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

Groups advocating quick fixes to the opioid-misuse epidemic seek regulations limiting opioid availability, but prescriber education is a more finely tuned approach, allowing us to individualize care appropriately after a careful benefit–risk assessment.