People who receive opioids for the first time while hospitalized have double the risk of continuing to receive opioids for months after discharge compared with those who are not given opioids, according to new research (n=191,249), and non-opioids were rarely tried before an opioid was administered.

People who receive opioids for the first time while hospitalized have double the risk of continuing to receive opioids for months after discharge compared with those who are not given opioids, according to new research (n=191,249), and non-opioids were rarely tried before an opioid was administered.: https://www.upmc.com/media/news/061719-donohue-inpatient-opioid Read more... https://www.reddit.com/r/Health/comments/c1vivd/people_who_receive_opioids_for_the_first_time/?utm_source=ifttt