New CDC Opioid Guidelines Present New Opportunities

The new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for prescribing opioids for pain relief were released today – see CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain, United States, 2016. The guidelines are focused on the use of opioids to treat chronic pain, which the CDC defines as pain that exceeds three months or more beyond the time it takes . . .