Mayo Clinic Minute: Role for opioid use

Opioid overdoses have been linked to a decreased life span, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The ongoing opioid crisis has been a complicated one for more than a decade. Death rates continue to rise, despite national medical guidelines for prescribing the pain medication.

Dr. Holly Geyer leads the opioid stewardship program at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. She says
there is an important role for opioids in patient care, and the onus is on health care professionals to educate their patients.
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