CDC Vital Signs, July 2017 Higher opioid prescribing puts patients at risk for addiction and overdose. But such conditions “explain only a fraction of the wide variation” in prescribing rates, the report said. Despite overall reductions in opioid prescribing, opioid-involved overdose death rates have continued to rise in recent years, the CDC acknowledged. But “there is no evidence that policies designed to reduce inappropriate opioid prescribing are leading to these increases,” the researchers wrote. melissa.healy@latimes.com@LATMelissaHealyMORE IN SCIENCEAs opioid addiction skyrockets, treatment for addicts lags far behind, insurance data showDoes my sense of smell make me look fat?

Source: Los Angeles Times July 06, 2017 21:11 UTC