The survey also indicates that while opioid overdose rates remain high among adults, teens are
misusing opioid pain medications less frequently than a decade ago, and are at historic lows with some of the commonly used pain medications.
Not exact matches
Primary care practitioners (PCPs) are increasingly concerned regarding the
misuse of
opioid medications, and many PCPs have little training in the area of
pain management.
Use and
misuse of
opioids — morphine and related drugs, including prescription
pain medications — has risen rapidly in recent years, leading the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to declare a nationwide «
opioid epidemic.»