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HHS recommends against rapid tapering of opioids
Author(s) -
Knopf Alison
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
alcoholism and drug abuse weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7591
pISSN - 1042-1394
DOI - 10.1002/adaw.32524
Subject(s) - tapering , human services , government (linguistics) , sign (mathematics) , business , medical emergency , medicine , law , political science , computer science , computer graphics (images) , mathematical analysis , linguistics , philosophy , mathematics
In yet another sign that the federal government concedes the pendulum on opioids has swung too far, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued advice this month, citing the risks of tapering opioids too rapidly.