Take-Back

Reducing opioid diversion; Thinking outside the box!

The ongoing discussion on Prescription Drug Abuse has drawn me back to the recent JAMA Commentary, “Curtailing Diversion and Abuse of Opioid Analgesics Without Jeopardizing Pain Treatment” by Volkow and McLellan (JAMA 305; 13). Dr Volkow is Director of the National Institute for Drug Abuse and Dr McLellan, an addiction specialist at the University of Pennsylvania. One … Continue reading →