| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
USA. When Will Forced Tapering of Opioids End?
USA. When Will Forced Tapering of Opioids End?
(...) Although few physicians are incarcerated for prescribing high dosages of opioids, many of them are threatened with losing their licenses to practice medicine. Doctors and pharmacists told a POLITICO survey that they felt enormous pressure to limit their prescriptions for painkillers. Their fear of the consequences of noncompliance with the CDC guideline exceeded their responsibility to treat patients with severe pain. (painnewsnetwork.org, USA, 17.04.2019)
https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/stories/2019/4/17/when-will-forced-tapering-of-opioids-end