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Post by lmeginnis on Feb 28, 2018 23:58:40 GMT -5
The medical community has contributed to the opioid crisis. With the best of intentions, opioids were/are prescribed for surgical pain, during rehab, chronic pain, dental, etc. As a society and in our professional we are now dealing with the consequences. Education to our patients, friends and neighbors concerning alternative meds or therapies for pain and reinforcing realistic expectations. In our profession we need to use what is necessary to control our patients pain during their surgeries utilizing all the options available to us. I agree with Monica when she stated " addiction cannot be created nor treated in one day, it would never be in our patients best interest to undertreat their pain in the perioperative area for fear of worsening their opioid requirements".
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