Open Access<p>An Examination of State and Federal Opioid Analgesic and Continuing Education Policies: 2016–2018</p>
Author(s) -
Kathryn N. Duensing,
Robert K. Twillman,
Stephen J. Ziegler,
M. Soledad Cepeda,
David M. Kern,
Maribel Salas,
Gregory P. Wedin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of pain research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 1178-7090
DOI - 10.2147/jpr.s267448
Subject(s) - medicine , opioid , statute , medical prescription , controlled substance , guideline , chronic pain , analgesic , opioid overdose , anesthesia , psychiatry , pharmacology , (+) naloxone , receptor , pathology , political science , law
Opioid overdose deaths in the United States have climbed sharply over the past two decades. Simultaneously, increased awareness of inadequately treated chronic pain has resulted in increased opioid analgesic prescribing. The correlation between these two phenomena has led policymakers to posit that they are causally linked, and to implement policy changes supporting safe opioid prescribing.