A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine said that theU.S. will only being to address its rampant abuse of opioids byfundamentally reassessing how doctors prescribe drugs.
Contrary to previous studies, which suggested that opioid abusewas largely facilitated by a small percentage of over-prescribers,the new research, which examined opioid prescriptions amongMedicare providers, argues that the problem is the result of commonprescription practices.
“High-volume prescribers are not alone responsible for the highnational volume of opioid prescriptions,” says the report, authoredby Dr. Jonathan Chen of the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health CareSystem along with three researchers from Stanford. “Efforts tocurtail national opioid overprescribing must address a broad swathof prescribers to be effective.”
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