A patient is afraid receiving postoperative opioid analgesics will result in opioid addiction. How will you educate this patient about the risks and benefits of opioids for managing her postoperative pain?

SCOPE of Pain: Safe & Competent Opioid Prescribing Education

Ep #014: Will Post-Surgery Opioids Make Me Addicted?

Helpful discussions of challenges commonly faced by health care clinicians when prescribing opioids. Hosted by Dr. Daniel P. Alford, MD, MPH, Director of the Safe and Competent Opioid Prescribing Education program (SCOPE of Pain) at Boston University's School of Medicine.

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SCOPE of Pain: Safe & Competent Opioid Prescribing Education