USC Researchers Suggest a Quick Fix for America's Opioid Epidemic
There is no single solution to the opioid epidemic and the solutions are not easy. However, this article shares research suggests a solution: notifying a doctor (medical doctor) when their patient died from an opioid overdose. They found that doctors who received a letter had a quicker rate of reduction in prescribing opioids. They argue it is a simple, quick solution to that can have a long term impact in the fight against the opioid epidemic. The full article is linked above.
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