Here’s an article for you and a question from me. Who has heard of, “Opiate Use Disorder?” September 19, 2019 Harrisburg, PA. – Dr. Rachel Levine, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, speaking on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 A new opiate prescribing guideline will address how pain is treated in individuals with opiate use disorder,…
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Patient Abandonment and Forced Opioid Tapers
This is part of a letter sent to a hospital after patients were informed that their opioid scripts would be suddenly discontinued following a doctor’s retirement. I told the hospital that I was sending a copy of the letter to the news director at my state’s public radio station. Hospitals (and insurance companies) don’t want…
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