Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: Sixty percent of the opioids that are abused in the U.S. are obtained through a physician's prescription. Changes in philosophy about pain treatment, trends in attitudes toward suffering, and financial disincentives for treating addiction contribute to this problem.
Source: New England Journal of Medicine
DOI: 10.1056/nejmp1208498
Author: Anna Lembke
Institution: Stanford University
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1991526580