"Anything, ANYTHING but opioids" is the powerfully succinct but official recommendation from the American College of Physicians regarding the management of acute, subacute, and chronic back pain.[1][2] It coincides with new guidelines on the restricted use of opioids from both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Three Wise Monkeys.[3][4]
References
- ↑ ACP Guidelines for Low Back Pain: “Anything, ANYTHING But Opioids”
- ↑ ACP Guidelines for Treatment Nonradicular Low Back Pain
- ↑ Three Wise Monkeys Support CDC Opioid Guidelines: "See No Dilaudid, Hear No Dilaudid, Speak No Dilaudid"
- ↑ CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain — United States, 2016