By any metric, opioid-related overdoses in the United States have reached epidemic proportions. Many intertwined causes have led to this crisis, from reduced access to substance-abuse treatment, to increased unemployment spurring use of prescription opioids, to online pharmacies that illegally supply prescription opioids to patients. But health care providers are also widely held responsible for overprescribing prescription opioids. While research testing this hypothesis is mixed, … Continue reading How health care providers can help end the overprescription of opioids