Improper use of opioids sparks a new Canadian practice guideline
Monday, May 3, 2010 - 13:30
in Health & Medicine
Increases in opioid prescriptions, leading to increased misuse, serious injuries, and overdose deaths have spurred Canadian colleges of physicians and surgeons to create a new guideline for opioid use with chronic non-cancer pain, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).