More strikingly, nearly 20 % of the long-term users consumed an average daily dose of ≥50 morphine milligram equivalents, an amount that was identified by recent guidelines as potentially imparting a high risk of opioid-related harms. The average percent of long-term opioid users among patients with advanced osteoarthritis varied widely across states, ranging from 8.9%Continue reading “New Report Issued on Abuse of Drugs”
