1. How Should the Use of Opioids Be Regulated to Motivate Better Clinical Practice?
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Edens, Ellen L., Vassallo, Gabriela Garcia, and Heimer, Robert
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NARCOTIC laws , *DRUG control , *SUBSTANCE abuse , *CONTINUING education units , *MEDICAL protocols , *MEDICAL prescriptions , *CHRONIC diseases , *NARCOTICS , *PHYSICIAN practice patterns , *PAIN , *DRUG prescribing , *TERMINAL care - Abstract
This article describes historical and political reasons for--and devastating consequences of--US opioid prescribing policy since the 1990s, which has restricted opioid prescribing for pain less than for treating opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment. This article considers merits and drawbacks of a new diagnostic category and proposes a regulatory and clinical framework for prescribing long-term opioid therapy for pain and for prescribing opioids to treat OUD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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