Unused Opioids: How Many is too Many?

In 2015, there were 33,000 opioid related deaths in the United States. Of those 33,000, roughly half were involving a prescription opioid. A group of accredited researchers carried out a study to monitor the defined behavior of patients prescribed opiates following a wisdom teeth removal surgery. Variables included a control group- patients were given instructions for proper dosage, along with a...
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