With a 10-day supply of opioids, 1 in 5 become long-term users

Re:With a 10-day supply of opioids, 1 in 5 become long-term ... by DanBC on Sunday March 19, 2017 @06:55AM (#13906357)

There is no evidence of efficacy of high dose opioids for long term pain.

Self poisoning is a common method of suicide (second most common in the US) and opioid medication are the most common meds used.

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Re:With a 10-day supply of opioids, 1 in 5 become long-term ... by GordonS on Sunday March 19, 2017 @10:03AM (#13907120)

Actually, I came across a paper recently which did find long term opioid use effective. I'm on mobile now, but if I remember later I'll post a link.

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Re:With a 10-day supply of opioids, 1 in 5 become long-term ... by DanBC on Sunday March 19, 2017 @02:08PM (#13908679)

Cool, but I linked to a review of many papers, including systematic reviews.

Your single study is going to have to be remarkable to persuade me over that.

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