"nearly 2 million" have #opioid use disorder,
"estimated 3% to 4%" rely on long-term opioid therapy
"approximately 11%" report daily #pain
"Nearly 2 million"=nearly 0.6%. Stick with me.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…
But they didn't know if rx #opioid limits would help or kill.
acpjournals.org/doi/full/10.73…
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Abandoning patients to "save" them often kills them.
Reduction also puts people at 4.3x the risk of having NO medical care for an entire year. Med can dramatically improve function, allowing people to see doctors & get screenings. link.springer.com/article/10.100…
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People are dying. They're unnecessarily disabled. #Enough
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