Children Overprescribed Opioids After Common Procedures

September 24, 2021 1 min read Premium comments

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Overprescribing opioid medications has been a significant factor in the U.S. opioid epidemic. A new study out of the 2021 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting suggests that this overprescribing is occurring in children’s common orthopedic procedures too.

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