The article states that, though there are measures in place to monitor the opioid abuse epidemic, there also needs to be a clinical shift in the widespread use of these medicines to succeed in reducing prescription drug abuse.
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Practitioners Should Rethink Opioid Prescribing to Reduce Addiction
Written by Heather Linder | December 04, 2012
Johns Hopkins researchers published an article, which said medical professionals need to rethink opioid prescribing to protect patients and overall public health, according to Health Canal.
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