Episode 85: The Opioid Crisis – What’s Going Right and What’s Going Wrong

Episode 85: The Opioid Crisis – What’s Going Right and What’s Going Wrong

Benjamin Davies, MD, Professor of Urology, University of Pittsburgh, shares the facts behind the true devastation that the opioid crisis is inflicting on the US; the blame that pharmaceutical advertising, inappropriate prescribing, and formulation of drugs have on the opioid crisis; the origins and early warning signs of the crisis; and whether there is data to suggest how much the crisis is costing the health care system.

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This episode was produced by the Journal of Clinical Pathways.

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