A flood of opioids, a rising tide of deaths.
@article{Okie2010AFO,
title={A flood of opioids, a rising tide of deaths.},
author={Susan Okie},
journal={The New England journal of medicine},
year={2010},
volume={363 21},
pages={
1981-5
}
}Faced with an epidemic of drug abuse and overdose deaths, the FDA has proposed a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy for prescription opioid pain relievers, involving improved education for physicians and patients about risks associated with long-acting opioids.
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