Does this opioid naïve patient really need potent opioids? Think twice

Think Twice, exercise caution and generally avoid making assumptions about patient risk of subsequent prescription opioid use disorder, write authors of a recent editorial. A worker in his 30’s had a “fall at work three weeks ago and has presented describing excruciating persistent back pain. An MRI scan of his spine has been normal. He … Continue reading Does this opioid naïve patient really need potent opioids? Think twice