Friday 15 August 2014

Prevalence of Opioid Use By SSDI Recipients is High: Medical Care Report

Prevalence of opioid use is over 20 percent and rising, and more than 40 percent of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) recipients take opioid pain relievers, reports a study in the September issue of iMedical Care/i. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams (and) Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. The high proportion of SSDI recipients who are chronic opioid users-in many, at high and very high daily doses-"is worrisome in light of established ...

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