How often does an opioid script lead to chronic use?
Most patients only filled the initial ED script for acute pain, US researchers report
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Only one in 100 patients prescribed an opioid in an ED were considered “persistent users” six months later, US findings show.
In fact, almost 80% did not fill a second opioid prescription, found the study based on 484 patients from two hospitals in the Bronx, New York City.