Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse

MONDAY, June 6, 2022 (HealthDay News)

Here’s a simple weapon to employ against the

: New research finds that placing time limits on prescriptions for highly addictive narcotic painkillers may reduce the risk of misuse.

In 2019, 1% of opioid prescriptions from U.S. dentists and surgeons were filled more than 30 days after being issued, long after the…