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Los Angeles Times: With opioid abuse surging, expert panel recommends drug screening for all U.S. adults

Soaring rates of painkiller abuse are one factor that prompted an expert panel to recommend that primary care doctors screen all their adult patients for illicit drug use. (David Maialetti / Philadelphia Inquirer) By MELISSA HEALY STAFF WRITER  AUG. 13, 2019, 4:22 PM It’s time for doctors to start asking every patient, every time: Have you…