Opioid Reduction Initiative

Background

Opioid over-prescription is a serious problem that contributes to the opioid epidemic in the United States. Surgeons are adding to the supply and fueling the nonmedical use of narcotics, and too many surgeons rely on narcotics as the only or the primary means for treating surgical pain. Chronic Post-Surgical Pain (CPSP) occurs in up to 7% of outpatient procedures and 23% of inpatient procedures. Unfortunately, we have very little data on how surgeons are adding to the opioid epidemic, how various proposed interventions work, or even who is at highest risk for adverse drug events.

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