opioid crisis

Drug overdoses are the leading cause of injury-related death in the United States. In 2016, there were an estimated 64,000 drug overdoses, with the sharpest increase related to fentanyl and fentanyl analogs (synthetic opioids). Those caused more than 20,000 overdose deaths alone. A provider has many clinical reasons to prescribe opioids as part of theRead about How to properly document patient substance abuse