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).

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