Hospitals Are Training ER Docs to Resist Prescribing Opioids

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Learning to say no: Hospitals train emergency doctors to resist prescribing opioids

Dr. Phillip Chang's emergency room epiphany started with a wreck. A patient admitted to the trauma unit of the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital was prescribed opioid painkillers for injuries he sustained in a nasty car crash. Within days, the patient returned for more pills, the first of many trips to multiple doctors."This guy…


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