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Ottawa pilot project cuts opioid use among patients with chronic pain

A Bruyère Academic Family Health Team nurse met patients to discuss how lifestyle changes can help manage pain and trim reliance on opioids.

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" . . . medicine does not usually judge treatments as effective only if they are permanently successful and the outcomes for patients with substance use disorders should not be judged differently" #medmastodon #opoiods #addiction #bioethics https://www.chausa.org/publications/catholic-health-world/archives/issues/january-15-2023/loyola-bioethicist-urges-doctors-to-identify-their-biases-in-treating-opioid-dependent-patients
Loyola bioethicist urges doctors to identify their biases in treating opioid-dependent patients