ER Docs Dole Out Fewer Opiods Than Other Docs (IMAGE)

American College of Emergency Physicians

ER Docs Dole Out Fewer Opiods Than Other Docs

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A study in Annals of Emergency Medicine finds that emergency physicians prescribe fewer opioids than other physicians and fewer of their patients become long-term users.

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