Opioids: an industrywide
wake-up call
We're calling on all our members to join the effort.
It's time to rethink the role of opioids in the Care Equation.
How did we get here?
Opioids stop pain, quick. They're consistently reimbursed. And few alternatives are as effective or affordable. No wonder physicians made opioids their go-to treatment for decades.
Today, the consequences are clear. Yet many treatment protocols still call for opioids.
We can't just blame users. Or toughen laws. We need to change twenty years of clinical culture. And above all, rethink the paradigm of pain.
Source: Centers for Disease Control
of opioid overdose deaths in 2016 involved an opioid
of opioid overdose deaths in 2016 were from prescribed medication
Changing the pain paradigm
The Opioid Stewardship Collaborative
We founded an Opioid Stewardship Collaborative to unite networks in this urgent cause.
Hospitals across the country are taking the lead. They’re rethinking regimens. Accelerating innovative treatments, like spinal cord stimulation. And building new patient support systems.
See how you can join the effort today.
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