Nurses can help tackle the ‘time bomb’ of patients’ opioid long-term use and addiction
Spotting red flags and advising individuals on appropriate ways to cope with chronic pain
More than one in ten of the adult population were prescribed powerful opioid pain medications in 2017-2018, a major review by Public Health England (PHE) found.
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doi: 10.7748/phc.31.3.12.s6
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